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Five-Minute Amazing True Football Stories

Matt Oldfield

***Epic true football tales - that only take five-minutes to read!***

Think you know everything about football?

Have you heard of...
* The heroic white horse who saved the FA Cup final?
* The World Cup-winning women, who fought for equality - and won!
* The Red Dragons of Wrexham who came roaring back (with a little help from Hollywood)?
* The cheeky chip that changed penalties forever?
* The one-handed hero who helped win the World Cup for Uruguay?

From unlikely football heroes and incredible comebacks to the worst red cards and dirtiest football tricks, this book is packed full of football action, drama and all-out entertainment.

Each five-minute story is the perfect length for reading at breakfast, bedtime, in the car or on the bus. Mega football fans can dip in and out, or have a full match day experience - reading the entire book in the time it would take to watch a football match! Either way, the stage is set for a top-of-the-table classic football story collection.

The next unbeatable book for football-mad kids and reluctant readers in the award-winning series, Unbelievable Football.

  • Classification : Sports & Leisure
  • Pub Date : JUL 25, 2024
  • Imprint : Wren & Rook
  • Page Extent : 240
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781526367013
  • Price : INR 499
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Matt Oldfield

Matt Oldfield is the author of the Unbelievable Football series (winner of the 2020 Children's Sports Book of the Year) and the Johnny Ball: Football Genius series, as well as the co-author of the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes and Football GOAT series. He has also worked with Lioness Beth Mead on her children's book, Roar, which won the 2024 Children's Sports Book of the Year award. To date, his books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

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