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Football School Terrific Teams: 50 True Stories of Football's Greatest Sides

Alex Bellos author Ben Lyttleton author Spike Gerrell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:1st Jul '21

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Football School Terrific Teams: 50 True Stories of Football's Greatest Sides cover

Football School Terrific Teams 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.

Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in history.

Find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs in football history, such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool. Explore how these teams have overcome failure and tragedy to win leagues and lift trophies and enter the record books. Also discover fascinating facts about more unknown clubs, including the German team with skull and crossbones logo and the most eco-friendly club in the world. Perfect for fans of Football School: Star Players and Football School: Epic Heroes, this collection of fifty true stories is a must-read for any young football fan.

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

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


Collect the series!

Football School Season 1­–4
Star Players
Epic Heroes
Football School Terrific Teams
20 Fantastic Football Stories
The Amazing Quiz Book
The Incredible Joke Book
The Ultimate Puzzle Book
The Greatest Ever Quiz Book – out in 2022!

Featured in The Bookseller July Previews. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
What a gem of a book packed full of stories and facts about football and players. I know that on Monday my class are going to love reading this… just wish I had more copies. Perfect timing for the Euros starting too. -- Teacher * Toppsta *
Sebastian loves this series. This one is about many different teams. So many new facts he didn’t know. A great book especially if your into football. -- Parent * Toppsta *
A great book for football fans! Perfect to dip into! My class particularly liked the best of the crest information. It is in alphabetical order too which is useful and has a contents page too. Lots of facts like world cup records, home kits and a bit of Geography too! -- Teacher * Toppsta *

ISBN: 9781406386660

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm

Weight: 190g

208 pages