Five-Minute Amazing True Football Stories

The referee is looking at his watch - he''s indicating FIVE minutes of extra time... Just enough for a five-minute true story from this epic collection of football tales, from bestselling author, Matt Oldfield. The next unbeatable book for football-mad kids and reluctant readers in the award-winning series, Unbelievable Football . Have you heard of... *The sneaky footballer who turned to a life of art crime? *The two Hollywood stars who swooped in to save Wrexham, the oldest club in Wales? *The Spanish Women''s World Cup-winning team who fought for equality - and won! *The time Brighton lost 18-0 with a team of randoms plucked from the crowd? *The reason footballing legend, Maradona, wore not one, but two watches? Whizz through these fantastic five-minute true football stories. From unlikely football heroes and incredible comebacks to the worst red cards and dirtiest football tricks, this is a selection of hilarious, entertaining, inspiring and always unbelievable true football tales. Each story is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the car. Mega football fans can even read the entire book in 90 minutes - the same 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.

Vorwort
The next book in the award-winning and 150,000 copy-bestselling series, Unbelievable Football. Football fans will immerse themselves in 5-minute unbelievable and true football stories from beloved and bestselling author, Matt Oldfield

Autorentext

Matt Oldfield is the author of the Unbelievable Football series, including a 2026 World Book Day title, and winner of the 2020 Children's Sports Book of the Year. He is author of 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.

Klappentext

Epic TRUE football stories- that only take five-minutes to read! The perfect gift for football mad readers

Think you know everything about football?

Have you heard of...

• The heroic white horse who saved the FA Cup final?
• The Red Dragons of Wrexham who came roaring back (with a little help from Hollywood)?
• The cheeky chip that changed penalties forever?
• Ultimate football hero and goalkeeper Mary Earps - The Queen of Stops?

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 match!

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