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For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 8 years, For reluctant readers (children), General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
The next book in the award-winning and 150,000 copy-bestselling series, Unbelievable Football. Football fans will immerse themselves in 5-minute unbelievable and true football stories from beloved and bestselling author, Matt Oldfield
***Epic TRUE football stories- that only take five-minutes to read! The perfect gift for football mad readers***
Think you know everything about football?
Have you heard of...
* The heroic white horse who saved the FA Cup final?
* The Red Dragons of Wrexham who came roaring back (with a little help from Hollywood)?
* The cheeky chip that changed penalties forever?
* Ultimate football hero and goalkeeper Mary Earps - The Queen of Stops?
From unlikely football heroes and incredible comebacks to the worst red cards and dirtiest football tricks, this book is packed full of football action, drama and all-out entertainment.
Each five-minute story is the perfect length for reading at breakfast, bedtime, in the car or on the bus. Mega football fans can dip in and out, or have a full match day experience - reading the entire book in the time it would take to watch a match!
The next unbeatable book for football-mad kids and reluctant readers in the award-winning series, Unbelievable Football.
Matt Oldfield
Matt Oldfield is the author of the Unbelievable Football series (winner of the 2020 Children's Sports Book of the Year) and the Johnny Ball: Football Genius series, as well as the co-author of the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes and Football GOAT series. He has also worked with Lioness Beth Mead on her children's book, Roar, which won the 2024 Children's Sports Book of the Year award. To date, his books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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