Meet the most legendary clubs in the game. From the storied Liverpool, to the star-studded Real Madrid, these are the clubs setting new standards of teamwork year after year. Learn about each team's history, and their greatest accomplishments along the way. Get to know the coaches and stars, from Barca's attacking duo of Messi and Suarez, to Man City's brilliant manager Pep Guardiola and his winning strategy. Full of exciting colour photos, The World's Greatest Clubs includes teams from all the top leagues, including England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and Italy's Serie A. It will be an indispensable companion for young soccer fans everywhere, regardless of their allegiance.

It's time for a game of football! Duggee is teaching the Squirrels how to play, but the ball keeps going in the wrong direction. How will they ever score a goal? Featuring all of your favourite characters from the triple BAFTA-winning CBeebies show, this new board book story is perfect for reading at storytime with little Hey Duggee fans.

It's time to find out who is your family's top footy genius. Tackle your parents, your brother, your sister - even your dog - to see who is No.1 in your house when it comes to football knowledge. 1 What is Jurgen Klopp's middle name? A Norbert B Herbert C Schubert 2 Which of these legends was never named PFA Player of the Year? A Frank Lampard B Roy Keane C John Terry 3 Which international footballer was born in Middlefart? A Toni Kroos B Christian Eriksen C Erling Haaland The Match of the Day Family Footy Quiz book is the brand-new challenge for footy fans everywhere. Packed with hundreds of brain-busting questions from the Match of the Day team, featuring puzzles, teasers, crosswords, word searches, secrets and much more - this is the ultimate test for any football fan. Answers 1 A Norbert, 2 A Frank Lampard, 3 B Christian Eriksen

For many decades, women and girls' cricket has been under-represented, under-financed, undervalued and lacking in true organisation. Despite this, many thousands of female players over the years have fought against the barriers, developed their skills and fallen in love with this incredible sport. Recent years have seen an explosion of female participation, broadcast coverage, new teams, new clubs, new competitions and an undeniable sense that women and girls' cricket is establishing itself as the most significant growth area of the game. We've seen full houses at Lords and the MCG, we've seen the success of the Hundred, the Women's Big Bash, the prospect of a Women's IPL and most importantly, thousands of new players across the world benefitting from everything cricket has to offer. What is needed now, is to build on these successes, to provide resources and information for clubs, schools and coaches to start, to grow and to coach their own programmes. This book is the answer. Lydia Greenway has written a full guide on coaching, administration, formats, techniques, EDI and more. Packed with practical advice, the book has original contributions from some of the most influential players, administrators, coaches and broadcasters in the world, including: Charlotte Edwards, Alyssa Healy, Heather Knight, Kate Cross, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Henry Moeran, Nat Sciver, Isa Guha, Lisa Sthalekar, Mel Jones, Lisa Keightley, Alex Hartley, Clare Connor, Ali Mitchell, Charles Dagnall, Katherine Brunt, Amy Jones and more.

Once labelled as the boy from Crawley who would never make it, Gareth Southgate's dream of a career in football was by no means inevitable. But his tactical intelligence and quiet authority earned him the respect of fans and players alike, leading him into management after a successful career on the pitch. This is the incredible story of how - almost by accident - Gareth became the most successful England manager since 1966. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar: some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

“A brilliant read – the ultimate guide to England’s history-making Lionesses.” Ian Wright Celebrate the 2023 Women's World Cup and the unstoppable rise of England's legendary Lionesses! Discover the incredible moments and players that have changed the women's game, including: - Lily Parr, a trailblazer who scored over 1,000 goals - Hope Powell, the game-changing coach who transformed the Lionesses - Rachel Yankey and Kelly Smith, Arsenal’s record-breaking winners - Beth Mead, who overcame the odds to win the Euros - Leah Williamson, the captain who won at Wembley Packed with football facts, tournament stats and player profiles, this brilliant book is essential reading for all young football fans.

The ultimate guide to women's football! This epic guide to the glorious game covers everything from player profiles to top tournaments and super skills - and a million things in between! Take a tour through the world of women's football, stopping off at the best stadiums and meeting global star players, from Megan Rapinoe to Lucy Bronze and Ada Hegerberg. Includes: Profiles of the top global players History and facts of the game Pro skills - how to be the best Top trophies - everything you need to know! Ultimate fan quiz Fill-in page for your own player profile

The greatest football team ever. Managed by you. Here are the finest players that have ever lived, in every single position, fighting for a place in your squad. No manager has ever had to make these decisions before, but no manager has ever had talent like this at their disposal. Let your favourite footballing stars go head-to-head and build your ultimate football dream team in this activity book with a difference. From journalist and co-host of That Peter Crouch Podcast Tom Fordyce, learn how to think like a manager, pick your players, draw your kit, set your formation, plan your pre-match meal and more. So, get your football fix this summer and start creating your greatest football team ever ...

Be inspired by Football Legend, Kylian Mbappe! Discover more about this incredible player's journey from his early career at AS Bondy, coached by his father, to his success at Paris Saint-Germain FC and fulfilling his dream of playing for France. Football Legends: Young readers will love finding out all about the lives of their favourite players in this incredible biography series. Packed with footie facts and match stats plus Mbappe's career highlights Also in the series: Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Tammy Abraham, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lionel Messi. Amazing cover artwork illustrated by Stanley Chow, whose iconic work has found worldwide acclaim

Before she was scoring goals, Becky Sauerbrunn was just a kid trying to fit in. Learn more in this first book in a brand-new nonfiction series about the childhoods of your favorite athletes.

Midway through her first soccer game for the US Women’s National Team, Becky Sauerbrunn broke her nose. More to the point, it exploded, really, in a head-to-head collision. Still, it never occurred to her to leave the field until she saw the horrified reaction from her teammates and coaches. Sauerbrunn’s toughness is one of the reasons she has developed into perhaps the finest defender in women’s soccer on the planet.

The source of that toughness? Being the younger sister to two older brothers. Becky would do anything to play with her brothers—including allowing them to duct tape plywood to her forearms so she could play street hockey goalie and have her brothers shoot slapshots at her. Or letting them wrap her in blankets (so tightly she still has a phobia of bundling up) and launch her off the bed, trying to see how far they could get her to fly.

But Sauerbrunn’s brothers also helped her in another important way—they helped her learn to read, which fueled a lifelong passion for books. In fact, she believes that reading has helped train her brain for the kind of problem-solving challenges she faces on the field, defending the most talented forwards in the world. Her cerebral approach, combined with her toughness, are the keys to her soccer success—the roots of both can be traced back to the little girl who wanted to hang with her brothers.

Tom and his gran are playing penalty shoot-out when things go wrong and the football escapes... Now, wherever it leads them, from the park to the highstreet and beyond to the depths of the ocean and way up high in the sky, Tom and Gran must "Get that ball!"

Be inspired by Football Legend, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain! Discover the inspirational story of this top player's journey from, his early life in Portsmouth following in the footsteps of his father, Mark Chamberlain, to his sporting success at school and Southampton Academy and playing on the same team as his idol, Thierry Henry - this football legend is an inspiration to kids everywhere. Football Legends: Young readers will love finding out all about the lives of their favourite players in this great new biography series. Packed with footie facts and match stats plus Alex's career highlights. Amazing cover artwork ilustrated by Manchester-based artist, Stanley Chow, whose iconic work has found worldwide acclaim.

Football fans love nothing more than to read about their favourite teams. Although this books is aimed at young teenagers they will delight all ages with their mixture of funny and enlightening stories and will give hours of pleasure discovering quirky facts about your favourite team. Each title is also augmented with a selection of sketches by the young sketch artist Becky Welton that depict some of the stories within.

Quick, composed and physically dominant - Virgil van Dijk is the defender who has it all. But from washing dishes while he tried to secure his first professional contract to facing rejection and serious illness, it didn't always seem as if Virgil was going to make it to the top. This is the inspiring story of how a boy from Breda used his determination and self-belief to become one of the greatest defenders in the world. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

A lively and engaging history of "the beautiful game". Tells the story of football, from its beginnings in the Roman Army to the modern day premiership including how both American Football and Rugby were born. Humorously illustrated by Paddy Mounter. Usborne Young Reading has been developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University.

Bukayo Saka's versatility and sheer creativity on the pitch marked him out as a player who would take the football world by storm. But that same versatility often left him battling for a consistent place in the starting line-up, as coaches tried to work out how to use him to best advantage. Join Bukayo Saka on his exhilarating journey to the very top of international football, taking in devastating heartbreak as well as glorious successes on the way. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar: some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

When Harry Kane was released by Arsenal at nine years old for being too small, he had to use all his self-belief to prove that he could make it as a footballer. Now a superstar striker for Tottenham Hotspur and England, his hard work and determination have paid off. Kane is the amazing story of how the boy from North London became the Premier League's most lethal goalscorer.

Born in a country not noted for its top-level football, it was never certain that Christian Pulisic would be able to realise his full potential. But his youth, agility and impressive skills have taken Christian to one of the most demanding leagues in the world - and made him captain of the United States national team. This is the astonishing story of how this impressive youngster became the most expensive American player in history. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar: some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

A year after signing for Tottenham Hotspur, football player Heung-min Son asked to leave. Now he's a Spurs legend who's showing no signs of slowing down. Widely considered to be one of the best wingers in the world, Son was selected as one of the 30 best players in the world for 2019. Discover the incredible story of this boy from South Korea, who learnt discipline from his dad and German by watching Spongebob. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

Build your sports skills with the Sports Academy series. Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important football skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and illustrations showing key techniques, you'll discover everything - from scoring to defending. The series Sports Academy covers rules, equipment and major competitions through specially commissioned, step-by-step illustrations that clearly shows skills and techniques needed for a sport. Great for readers aged 9+