Football School Star Players: 50 Inspiring Stories of True Football Heroes

by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton

Spike Gerrell (Illustrator)

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Football School Star Players is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers.

Get young fans dreaming big with this incredible collection of inspirational lives from the world of football.

What made Pele the greatest player of all time? How did Harry Kane overcome the odds to win the Golden Boot? What is the secret behind Lionel Messi's outstanding success? And why is Megan Rapinoe so fearless in her beliefs? This collection of fifty biographies brings together the incredible true stories of the game's greatest legends who changed the world of football. Empowering and inspirational, this is the perfect book to get young fans dreaming big both on and off the pitch.

“We love this book series!” Match of the Day Weekly

“Intelligent, inspiring, funny” Head of Education, Premier League


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Football School Season 1­–4
Star Players
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  • ISBN10 1406386413
  • ISBN13 9781406386417
  • Publish Date 2 May 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Walker Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 208
  • Language English