The Football GOAT: Pelé v. Maradona
Choose your favourite hero and discover Premier League and Champions League facts & stories for fans age 8–11
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Walker
Age 7+
Football / Soccer Sports & Outdoor Recreation Sporting Stories
Kick off the new season with the superstar series, where YOU can choose which football hero is the Greatest Of All Time!
In this epic clash, South American legends PELÉ and DIEGO MARADONA go head-to-head...
Written by Matt Oldfield, the multi-million bestselling author of ULTIMATE FOOTBALL HEROES and UNBELIEVABLE FOOTBALL, and Seth Burkett, EX PROFESSIONAL PLAYER.
Packed with stories, facts and stats so you can compare the GOATs across a range of categories in the Premier League, Champions League and World Cup, find out:
- How Pelé became the first player to score over 1,000 goals
- Why Maradona was able to finally captain Argentina to World Cup glory
- Read about teenage Pelé’s breakthrough match for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup
- How Maradona was so important that Napoli named their stadium after him . . .
Then decide if you think Pelé or Maradona should be crowned the GOAT. It’s a tough competition – are you ready to VOTE FOR THE GOAT?
“Jam-packed with epic baller battles, awesome facts and non-stop action. Completely obsessed!” MC Grammar, author of The Adventures of Rap Kid
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Creators
Matt Oldfield grew up in Southampton, playing football with his brother Tom. The two brothers are the authors of the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes series – fun football biographies that tell the exciting life stories of superstars like Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and Mo Salah, from the playground through to the pitch. He is also the author of the Johnny Ball: Football Genius series and Unbelievable Football, which won the Telegraph Children’s Sports Book of the Year in 2020. He has also written books on cricket and rugby. He lives in Bristol.
Seth Burkett is a former professional footballer and futsal player who is now a writer. He played professional football in Brazil for Sorriso EC and also in Sri Lanka. Seth now dedicates his time to writing and speaking in schools. He lives in Berkshire.
Reviews
The students love it. Even students who don’t enjoy reading come in to borrow these books… I think I’ll end up buying every book in the series!
Toppsta Reviewer
I am the world’s biggest football fan so there was no way I wasn’t going to love this book! It had lots of different bits in the book, teaching me so much through fact pages, news reports, games, quizzes- the list goes on! I’m not a great reader but this was a fun book and I whizzed through it!
Toppsta Reviewer
Lots of facts in a format that is easy to read – this will be popular at school.
Toppsta Reviewer
A lovely addition to our school library! Football books are always really popular, especially with reluctant readers.
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