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

Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in football through the latest in the 'Football School' series by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton. Football fans, both young and old, will be able to find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs in football history, such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool in Football School: Terrific Teams. Over each double page spread, readers will explore how these teams have overcome failure and tragedy to win leagues, lift trophies and enter the record books.

Each team follows a similar format whereby Alex shares information regarding their crest, kit and star plays before delivering a fact filled and informative history lesson about them. He also helps fans 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 which is closer to home than you may realise.

There truly is something for all football fans within this book as even the most seasoned football fan will be able to learn something new to impress their friends. Targeted at fans as young as 9 years old, the dynamic duo of Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton have managed to write and illustrate a text which engages a full breadth of readers... a skill which is not easy to achieve.

The design and format of the book is eye catching and easy to negotiate as the teams are placed in alphabetical order. This allows readers to take control of how they read the text and find teams that interest them first. There is even the bonus of a quiz at the end of the book to test how much information has been retained whilst reading.

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. I will be adding it to my own library for children within my school to borrow - especially those reluctant readers who are keen football fans.

280 pages / Reviewed by Kyle Matravers

Suggested Reading Age 9+