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Football School Epic Heroes: 50 true tales that shook the world
Celebrate the greatest names and teams in football history with this collection of 50 true stories.
Discover the greatest football moments of all time in this collection of 50 exciting stories, perfect for fans of Football School: Star Players . Discover the incredible stories of heroes such as Messi, Ronaldo, Klopp and Rapinoe, but also the tales of the dog that helped win the league for his team and the team who won the championship with the very final kick of the game. Bringing together the best names in the game with some truly weird, wonderful and hilarious occurrences, this book is a must-read for any young football fan.
Discover the greatest football moments of all time in this collection of 50 exciting stories, perfect for fans of Football School: Star Players . Discover the incredible stories of heroes such as Messi, Ronaldo, Klopp and Rapinoe, but also the tales of the dog that helped win the league for his team and the team who won the championship with the very final kick of the game. Bringing together the best names in the game with some truly weird, wonderful and hilarious occurrences, this book is a must-read for any young football fan.
208 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2020
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About the author
Alex Bellos
70 books378 followers"I was born in Oxford and grew up in Edinburgh and Southampton. After studying mathematics and philosophy at university I joined the Evening Argus in Brighton as a trainee reporter. I joined the Guardian in 1994 as a reporter and in 1998 moved to Rio de Janeiro, where I spent five years as the paper’s South America correspondent. Since 2003 I have lived in London, as a freelance writer and broadcaster.
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In 2003 I presented a five-part series on Brazil for the BBC, called Inside Out Brazil. My short films about the Amazon have been broadcast on the BBC, More 4 and Al Jazeera International."
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In 2003 I presented a five-part series on Brazil for the BBC, called Inside Out Brazil. My short films about the Amazon have been broadcast on the BBC, More 4 and Al Jazeera International."
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January 12, 2021
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The Football School books have been going for several years. They started as books that combined different subjects from school with football. Lately, they have moved on to different areas of the great game, this one being 50 true football tales that shook the world
Whilst some of the tales are jaw-dropping I’m not sure that they all shook the world. From a Chilean cheating goal-keeper who tried to get Brazil disqualified to a Russian footballer being sentenced to ten years in prison for praising western Europe, but inside he was treated like royalty by both the inmates and guards. Some of the stories are from many years ago, whilst others are bang up to date.
The book is full of black and white artwork, often hilarious, and snippets of information too. At the back is a forty question quiz on what the reader has learned throughout as well as some pages set up like front pages of newspapers for children to write their own football story in.
The book is a wonderful compliment to the rest of the series and with school books, a quiz book, a joke book, puzzle books, star players book, and now this one, I do wonder where the duo can take the series next. Are there still more football stories they haven’t covered?
If you have a football-mad child then this is the book to give them. Hopefully, they will enjoy learning all about some of the weird, strange, unusual, heroic, and captivating moments that there has been in the world of football.
The Football School books have been going for several years. They started as books that combined different subjects from school with football. Lately, they have moved on to different areas of the great game, this one being 50 true football tales that shook the world
Whilst some of the tales are jaw-dropping I’m not sure that they all shook the world. From a Chilean cheating goal-keeper who tried to get Brazil disqualified to a Russian footballer being sentenced to ten years in prison for praising western Europe, but inside he was treated like royalty by both the inmates and guards. Some of the stories are from many years ago, whilst others are bang up to date.
The book is full of black and white artwork, often hilarious, and snippets of information too. At the back is a forty question quiz on what the reader has learned throughout as well as some pages set up like front pages of newspapers for children to write their own football story in.
The book is a wonderful compliment to the rest of the series and with school books, a quiz book, a joke book, puzzle books, star players book, and now this one, I do wonder where the duo can take the series next. Are there still more football stories they haven’t covered?
If you have a football-mad child then this is the book to give them. Hopefully, they will enjoy learning all about some of the weird, strange, unusual, heroic, and captivating moments that there has been in the world of football.
December 10, 2020
We are possibly the wrong audience for this book, but the 50 true tales from the football world still kept us pretty interested! What really makes this book a success though are the stunning, funny and well-chosen illustrations which have a sort of Tracey Beaker vibe about them. We loved the newspaper cut outs, fun facts sections and just the general style of the book which absolutely spoke of the author's talents as a journalist more than anything else.
For the design alone we would have given this book 5 stars. The 50 tales were well told, especially the dog! But unless you're football-mad (which we sadly are not), then I'm not sure you'd be that interested in all of the facts, names and club information which you certainly need at least an underpinning interest or understanding of to get the most out of this book.
Not really for those who aren't super fans, but still a genuinely fun book with exceptional design.
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
For the design alone we would have given this book 5 stars. The 50 tales were well told, especially the dog! But unless you're football-mad (which we sadly are not), then I'm not sure you'd be that interested in all of the facts, names and club information which you certainly need at least an underpinning interest or understanding of to get the most out of this book.
Not really for those who aren't super fans, but still a genuinely fun book with exceptional design.
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
October 1, 2022
Lots of interesting mini stories for kids bed time reading if they enjoy football.
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