Ultimate Football Heroes

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the WING WIZARDS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Sadio Mané Nationality: Senegalese Hero Rating: 88 Sadio Mané is one of Liverpool FC's 'Fab Four'. Along with Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Xherdan Shakiri, Sadio's goals have helped make Liverpool the deadliest attacking team in the Premier League. Since he moved to the Premier League, Sadio has been setting the bar to new heights - from scoring the fastest hat-trick in history to becoming the most expensive African footballer ever. There is no stopping the Fab Four, and the sky is the limit for Sadio Mané. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share. Collect them all! Also available in the WING WIZARDS range: Ronaldo, Saka, Salah, Vinícius Júnior, Beckham, Grealish, Rashford, Son Heung-Min, Mead, Sancho. Matt & Tom Oldfield (Author) Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal. Meet Sadio Mané - Ultimate Football Hero Liverpool won the Champions League title for the 18/19s season. Mané was an integral part of their title challenge. Liverpool had a fantastic 18/19 season in the Premier League, finishing only one point behind Manchester City. Mané was an integral part of their bid for the title - one of Liverpool's feared 'Fab Four' attacking line-up. Liverpool are one of the world's most widely supported clubs, with passionate fans all over the world, and our book on Sadio Mané's teammate, Mo Salah, has been one of the most successful Ultimate Football Heroes titles (54k total sales to date).

The No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold! Now with an updated chapter covering Haaland's incredible first season with Manchester City. Norwegian international Erling Haaland is the rising star of Europe. Having already smashed Messi, Ronaldo and Harry Kane's record of quickest player to twenty Champions League goals, 'The Terminator' is proving to be a ruthless, efficient, goalscoring machine. At such a young age, the world is his playground. Discover how he's caught the eye of the footballing world and taken it by storm. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share. Matt & Tom Oldfield (Author) Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal. Meet Erling Haaland - ultimate football hero! Haaland smashed the record for the quickest player to 20 Champions league goals in history. At such a young age he has helped his team Borussia Dortmund to a DFB-Pokal trophy, their first in years. With speed, agility, technique and goal-scoring menace - he broke the record of being the first player to score twenty-five goals in twenty-five Bundesliga games. Includes a matt lam and spot UV finish With an updated chapter following Haaland's move to Manchester City and his involvement in their incredible 2022-23 treble-winning season.

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the SUPER STOPPERS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Leah Cathrine Williamson Nationality: English Hero Rating: 97 Born into a footballing family, Leah Williamson followed in the footsteps of her mother who cut her hair short so she could play with the boys. Williamson began playing at Scot Youth, a boys' team in Bletchley, quickly becoming their star striker. She went on to join Rushden & Diamonds Centre of Excellence, before joining Arsenal at the age of nine, where she has remained, making her senior team debut in 2014 at the age of 17. Representing England since 2010, Williamson has played at an international level since the age of 13, and was made permanent captain of the Lionesses in 2022. Discover how this versatile player from Milton Keynes balanced school with a burgeoning football career to hone her skills. From her early start as a six-year-old and being a part of Arsenal's youth programme at nine to receiving an OBE in 2023 for services to association football and being made captain of England's National Team. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share. Collect them all! Also available in the SUPER STOPPERS range: Van Dijk, Earps, Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Pickford, Ramos, Robertson, Neuer, Maguire. Meet Leah Williamson - ultimate football hero! The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in July 2023 with Williamson as captain of the England National Team. Cover finishes: mat lam and spot UV.

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the WING WIZARDS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Bethany Jane Mead Nationality: English Hero Rating: 96 As an energetic six-year-old, Beth Mead was taken to a weekly local football session by her mum. Finding a passion for the game, Beth often found herself as the only girl on the team. Despite being laughed at for this, she let her natural talent do the talking. At 16, Mead was signed to Sunderland where she made a name for herself as a top goalscorer. Putting off offers from Arsenal until she completed her university degree, Mead continued juggling work, study and football until she graduated. She then signed to Arsenal and earned a place as a Lioness, representing the England national team. Discover how this talented forward balanced her university degree alongside a burgeoning football career to hone her skills. From becoming captain of her primary school's boys team to being announced as the youngest winner of the Women's Super League Golden Boot and being named as the Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share. Collect them all! Also available in the WING WIZARDS range: Ronaldo, Saka, Salah, Vinícius Júnior, Beckham, Grealish, Rashford, Son Heung-Min, Sancho Emily Stead has loved writing for children ever since she was a child herself! Working as a children's writer and editor, she has created books about some of football's biggest stars, teams and tournaments for many a season. She remains a passionate supporter of women's football and Leeds United. Meet Beth Mead - ultimate football hero! The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in July 2023. Beth Mead was named the best player at Euro 2022 and was the tournament's top scorer. She has also been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women's Player for 2022. Mead holds many accolades including being named as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022. She was also appointed an MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours for her service to football. Cover finishes: mat lam and spot UV.