Description
Messi was Barcelona's star player and one of the world's best footballer players. But as a boy he stopped growing at 11 and coaches worried he wasn't big enough.
Discover the story of how Messi proved them wrong and how this boy from South America fought to become possibly the greatest football player of all time.
These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.This biography is one of the new titles in Leapfrog's Tales from the Pitch series.
- Each book focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, often players who are still to reach the summit of their career.
- The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, making these moving and inspirational stories.
- The books are brimming with football banter that will have the knowing fans smiling.
- And each players story is littered with football tricks and tips, so readers can learn the arts of the glorious game.
At only 120 pages long, Tales from the Pitch are easy to read and very fast-paced reads.
Author: Harry Coninx
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781948585873
ISBN10: 1948585871
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Soccer
About the Author
Harry Coninx is a football fanatic who started writing match reports at the age of eight, and hasn't stopped since. An amateur player, coach and referee, Harry currently works in sports data. A life-long West Ham supporter, Harry decided to write these books so all readers could celebrate the beautiful game.