The Most Incredible True Football Stories You Never Knew

Written by Matt Oldfield · Illustrated by Ollie Mann

Part of the Unbelievable Football series

Uncover unbelievable football tales where anything can happen.

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240 pages· ~800L

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into 'Unbelievable Football' and explore astonishing stories from the world of football. Meet a psychic octopus, secretive Lancashire Lasses, a dog detective, and a superstar who never played. Each tale defies belief, revealing the unexpected twists and turns of the beautiful game. Will you believe the unbelievable?

From the publisher

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 football’s best kept secret? 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 Unbelievable Football - true tales from the world’s favourite game where there’s everything to play for and anything can happen.

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