Football School Terrific Teams: 50 True Stories of Football's Greatest Sides

Author: Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton and Spike Gerrell Series: Football School

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50 True Stories of Incredible Success. Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in football.

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50 True Stories of Incredible Success. Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in football.

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Football School Terrific Teams is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers.

Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in history.

Find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs in football history, such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool. Explore how these teams have overcome failure and tragedy to win leagues and lift trophies and enter the record books. Also discover fascinating facts about more unknown clubs, including the German team with skull and crossbones logo and the most eco-friendly club in the world. Perfect for fans of Football School: Star Players and Football School: Epic Heroes, this collection of fifty true stories is a must-read for any young football fan.

“We love this book series!” Match of the Day Weekly

“Intelligent, inspiring, funny” Head of Education, Premier League

Collect the series!

Football School Season 1–4
Star Players
Epic Heroes
Football School Terrific Teams
20 Fantastic Football Stories
The Amazing Quiz Book
The Incredible Joke Book
The Ultimate Puzzle Book
The Greatest Ever Quiz Book – out in 2022!

Critic Reviews

Featured in The Bookseller July Previews. -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller
What a gem of a book packed full of stories and facts about football and players. I know that on Monday my class are going to love reading this… just wish I had more copies. Perfect timing for the Euros starting too. -- Teacher Toppsta
Sebastian loves this series. This one is about many different teams. So many new facts he didn’t know. A great book especially if your into football. -- Parent Toppsta
A great book for football fans! Perfect to dip into! My class particularly liked the best of the crest information. It is in alphabetical order too which is useful and has a contents page too. Lots of facts like world cup records, home kits and a bit of Geography too! -- Teacher Toppsta

About the Author

Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass, as well as two mathematical colouring books. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pelé’s bestselling autobiography.

Ben Lyttleton is a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Edge and Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance.

Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian.