This fact-filled book takes popular notions and ideas about football and examines where the myth came from, how or why it has become well known, and finally whether it really is true or false! It looks at statements like: 'World War One was stopped for a game of football' or 'A player was murdered for scoring an own goal'. Each statement is evaluated and then awarded a Truth or Busted stamp at the end of each entry. The title also has fascinating features such as highest transfer fees around the world or cool David Beckham facts, as well as a mini quiz on football teams and their grounds!

 

This book is part of a book series called Truth Or Busted .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Adam Sutherland works in the media industry and his interests include popular culture and the world of celebrity.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: A player was once sent off while taking a penalty
• 2: A fan sued his team for being rubbish
• 3: Red and yellow cards mimic traffic lights
• 4: God knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup
• 5: World War One was stopped for a football match
• 6: Footballers earn less than their underpants do
• 7: Footballers are all softies
• 8: A school headmaster invented football