
Matt Oldfield, Author
Series: Unbelievable Football
Imprint: Wren & Rook
Publication date: May 21, 2026
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781526368096
**Take a trip around the world of football and discover the most unbelievable moments from the truly global game.**
Think you know everything about the world of football?
Have you heard of …
* The amazing football match played on the ice sheets of Antarctica?
* The African nation that scored back-to-back gold medals?
* The Spanish sensation who helped lift the biggest trophy in the world?
* The Egyptian twins who played their entire careers on the same team?
* The most unusual pitch ever, in the crater of a Mexican volcano?
From incredible footballers to the history of the game on each of the five continents, this book is packed full of true stories, player profiles, match stats and country facts all about the fantastic world of football.
In the wonderful World Cup year of 2026, grab your boots and get ready for kick off, in the next unbeatable book for football-mad kids in the award-winning Unbelievable Football series.
Matt Oldfield writes the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series with his brother Tom. Matt also works with schools and organisations such as The National Literacy Trust and The National Football Museum to deliver football-based literacy workshops. To date, the Ultimate Football Heroes series has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.
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