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Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World

At Football School, EVERY lesson is about football. This book is packed with true stories, real science and fascinating facts.

Find the answers to all these questions:

Who stole the World Cup?

Why do shorter players dribble better?

Which team brought the dodo back to life?

Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons and filled with laugh-out-loud gags, this is the perfect book for any boy or girl who loves football. Your coaches at Football School, Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton, are journalists, broadcasters and award-winning science and sports writers. Their knowledge, enthusiasm and engaging writing make them the perfect team to teach you how to score with your head.

Reviews for the Football School series:

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

“This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads – and it’s all about football.” LoveReading

“The hilarious follow-up to the first Football School book I packed with even more amazing football facts, cartoons, jokes and real-life stories to intrigue and entertain.” The Week Junior