" Where there' s a ball . . . there will always be someone who wants to play football."

New in paperback. This book celebrates a hugely popular game, played all over the world - sometimes on a top quality football pitch, sometimes in the desert, sometimes on the street. With action photographs from 15 countries, this uplifting book shows the joy of football, wherever it is played, as well as its ability to unite children across the globe.

This book is part of a book series called All Around the World .

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Sean Taylor is also the author of Boing! published by Walker books and enjoys writing poetry. He spends his time between London and Brasil. SEAN TAYLOR is a children's author and storyteller, with experience of teaching creative writing in three continents. His books include The Great Snake, the Purple Class series, The Grizzly Bear with the Frizzly Hair, Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All, Who Ate Auntie Iris, We Have Lift-Off and the multi-award-winning When a Monster is Born. He lives in England and Brazil. CAIO VILELA is a photographer and journalist who has travelled to more than 60 countries, producing stories for newspapers and magazines such as the Brazilian editions of National Geographic, Rolling Stone and Elle. He has also worked as an international tour guide, and takes Brazilian trekkers on the Everest Base Camp trail twice a year. Goal! is his first children's book.