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Football School Season 2

Where Football Explains the World

by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton and Spike Gerrell
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/05/2018
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The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football.

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. What is a vomitory? When do footballers wee? Where do goalkeepers let in chickens? When did women start playing football?

You'll find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as biology, maths and history. 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.

ISBN:
9781406379211
9781406379211
Category:
Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-05-2018
Publisher:
Walker Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
208
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x14mm
Weight:
0.2kg
Alex Bellos

Alex Bellos writes about maths for the Guardian and is the author of several bestselling popular science books.

He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pelé’s bestselling autobiography.

He lives in West London.

Ben Lyttleton

Ben Lyttleton is an author, broadcaster and consultant to professional football clubs. He is the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and Edge: What Business Can Learn from Football.

He lives in North London.

Spike Gerrell

Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations.

His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian.

Spike lives in North London.

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