The Most Incredible True Football Stories (You Never Knew)

Winner of the Telegraph Children's Sports Book of the Year
The best true stories from the beautiful game - this is the perfect gift for the football-mad kid in your life.

The perfect read for the football-mad kid in your life

*WINNER of the Telegraph Children's Sports Book of the Year, 2020*

Do you think you know everything there is to know about football?

Have you heard of .

* The psychic octopus who could predict the winner?
* The Lancashire Lasses who became the best kept secret of women's football?
* The dog detective who saved the World Cup trophy?
* The superstar footballer who never actually played football?

Discover the most incredible, sometimes ridiculous, and always completely unbelievable football stories you never knew. From bestselling author Matt Oldfield, this is part of the Unbelievable Football series - showcasing true tales from the world's favourite game where there's everything to play for and anything can happen.

Contributor: Ollie Mann (Illustrated by)

Illustrator: Ollie Mann

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