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The perfect read for the football-mad kid in your life *WINNER of the Telegraph Children's Sports Book of the Year, 2020* Do you think you know everything there is to know about football? Have you heard of ... * The psychic octopus who could predict the winner? * The Lancashire Lasses who became the best kept secret of women's football? * The dog detective who saved the World Cup trophy? * The superstar footballer who never actually played football? Discover the most incredible, sometimes ridiculous, and always completely unbelievable football stories you never knew. From bestselling author Matt Oldfield, this is part of the Unbelievable Football series - showcasing true tales from the world's favourite game where there's everything to play for and anything can happen.

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This collection of true football stories demonstrates that sport can unite, inspire and amaze in equal measure. The book is divided into six sections, including War and Peace , Unbelievable Comebacks and Amazing Animals - each of which contains a selection of remarkable soccer tales, from utterly ridiculous incidents to inspirational achievements. Be amazed by the rise to fame of a young homeless girl, who made her international debut aged 17 and, through talent, hard work and sheer determination, went on to become England's most capped player. Read about the Georgian midfielder who saved the life of the captain of the opposing team when he was accidentally knocked unconscious during a match. Or marvel at Paul, the psychic octopus, who correctly predicted the outcomes of several World Cup games. Readers can entertain their friends and family with a multitude of unbelievable soccer stories which are plucked from around the world and throughout history. This interesting, amusing and sometimes bizarre compilation, which can be read from cover to cover or dipped into at random, is sure to be a big hit with football fans. * BookTrust *

This collection of true football stories demonstrates that sport can unite, inspire and amaze in equal measure ... Interesting, amusing and sometimes bizarre ... sure to be a big hit with football fans. * BookTrust * This is an excellent book for a football fan aged 7+. -- Brenda Marshall * The English Association *

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Matt Oldfield writes the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series with his brother Tom. Matt also works with schools and organisations such as The National Literacy Trust and The National Football Museum to deliver football-based literacy workshops. To date, the Ultimate Football Heroes series has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.

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