Tough enough for the team? Robbie is desperate to try out for the school football team. He's full of raw talent, skilful and agile, with terrific co-ordination. So why does everybody reckon he's got no chance? Chester Smith is a top-class professional United player. But his game is falling to pieces, and now he's faced with a continual barrage of ugly taunts from ignorant hooligans in the crowd...Then Robbie and Chester meet, and it could be the beginning of a new chance for each of them. If only they can avoid the troublemakers...

 

This book is part of a book series called Yearling Soccer .

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Paul May is a teacher and keen footballer with two children. His first book for the Transworld lists, TROUBLEMAKERS, was shortlisted for the inaugural Branford Boase Award