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 Nadia Nadim flee from Afghanistan and end up playing for Manchester City? Who was the Liverpool player who invented the world's most popular football boot? This collection of fifty biographies brings together the 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.

 

This book is part of a book series called Football School .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Walker Books Ltd .

Alex Bellos writes about maths for the Guardian and is the author of several bestselling popular science books. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pele's bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London. Ben Lyttleton is an author, broadcaster and consultant to professional football clubs. He is the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and Edge: What Business Can Learn from Football. He lives in North London. Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London. Spike Gerrell graduated from Central St Martins in the late 80s. Since then he has supplied his 'spiky-nosed' illustrations to a diverse range of clients, including the Guardian, the New Scientist, the Independent, the Radio Times, BBC Good Food Magazine and Scholastic Children's Books. He lives in north London with his partner and their two children.