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365 Amazing True Football Stories

One for every day!

Matt Oldfield, Author

Series: Unbelievable Football

Imprint: Wren & Rook

Publication date: October 9, 2025

Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781526367037

**365 Amazing TRUE football stories – one for every day of the year! The perfect gift for football mad readers**

Think you know everything about football?

Have you heard of…

* The clever Chilean forward who invented the bicycle kick?
* The longest penalty shootout in history?
* The dream debut from superstar striker, Lamine Yamal?
* The player who got a haircut in the middle of the game?
* The day Ada Hegerberg made history and was named the best women’s player in the world?

From incredible heroes and amazing matches, to the founding of legendary clubs and the most momentous moments in footballing history, this book is packed full of true stories for every single day of the year.

From January 1st to December 31st, there’s a football story to discover. Mega football fans can take it one day at a time, dip in and out, or skip ahead to whichever day they choose.

The next unbeatable book for football-mad kids and reluctant readers in the award-winning series, Unbelievable Football.

Matt Oldfield

Matt Oldfield

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.

To get in touch about booking an event, please visit my website.

Matt Oldfield