Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton
and Spike Gerrell
COULD football – the nation’s much-loved beautiful game – be
the source of all knowledge, from history and geography to science and
language?
Although aimed at youngsters aged over nine, both children
and parents are guaranteed to get a kick out of this fun and fact-packed
football school encyclopedia which boldly claims that there’s nothing in the
world that you can’t explain through football – even if you aren’t sporty!
Written by the dream team of bestselling author Alex Bellos (pictured below) and journalist, broadcaster and football consultant Ben Lyttleton, and fabulously illustrated by the hilarious cartoons of Spike Gerrell, The Football School Encyclopedia is a colourful cornucopia of all things footie. So look no further if you want to discover everything you've ever wanted to know about football. Packed with amazing true stories, terrific trivia, brain-busting quizzes, eye popping colour and laugh-out-loud cartoons on every page, the encyclopedia enables youngsters to learn about all aspects of the game, including the positions, rules, mascots, nicknames, trophies and tournaments.
Travel the globe with the clubs and learn the secrets behind
club mascots from Wigan’s Crusty the Pie to Swansea’s Cyril the Swan, the
structure of a football club, stadiums and inside the business world of
transfers.
Discover the flags and national team shirts and shorts of all 211 members of FIFA (the sport’s governing body) and take a geographical trip across the world through football, with maps, national styles, trophies and titles right through to the most prestigious tournament of all... the World Cup! And if you’ve ever wondered what footballers do all day, all is revealed in The Football Family section which gives readers the lowdown on pre-match menus, nutrition, the mental game, tactics, superfans, and football jobs like travel manager, data scientist, sports physio, journalist, photographer, graphic designer and groundsman.
Billed as everything you want to know about football, and
with a guarantee that there is something new and exciting to discover about
football on every page, this essential guide is a must-have gift for all
young-at-heart footie fans.
(Walker Books, hardback, £14.99)
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