Publisher Description

Pack your brain with football fun and trivia ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 championship!
Did you know?

The world's largest football shirt is over 80m long.

In 2002, Australia won a World Cup qualifying game by 31–0.

Danish referee Henning Erikstrup's fake teeth fell out when he went to blow the final whistle.

The youngest person to be signed by a football club was less than 2 years old.

From record-breaking goals to the world's most extraordinary players, from stunning stadiums to weird and wonderful mascots, discover over 100 fascinating football facts, specially selected for readers aged 7.

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Author Biography

Clive Gifford is an award-winning writer whose first book was published at the age of seventeen. He has received commendations from PBS, the Smithsonian Museum and NAPPA and received the TES Information Book of the Year award. He has also worked as a features writer for Real Robots magazine. He has written over 80 non-fiction books including Inside Robots (Dorling Kindersley), The Kingfisher Encyclopaedia of Motorsport, How to Live on Mars, (OUP) and How the Future Began (Kingfisher).

Promotional

A hilarious new illustrated football trivia book, the perfect companion to the EUROs 2024!

Promotional "Headline"

The ultimate book of illustrated footie facts and trivia for children

Feature

* Extraordinary facts and stats about the world's most popular sport, expertly tailored for kids aged 7+ * Fully inclusive, showcasing phenomenal achievements from the men's, women's and para games * Engaging bitesize text, with illustrations - perfect for reluctant readers * Publishing to coincide with the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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