Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Soccer Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up.
Is Lionel Messi your ultimate soccer hero? Messi was the youngest player to score 50 goals in the Champions League, won the Ballon d'Or five times and once entertained the crowd by doing 1,200 keepy-uppies
Discover how he went from being the smallest player on the field (as a young boy he was so tiny all the other players called him 'Titch') to being widely known as the 'Greatest of All Time'.
Soccer Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.
Synopsis
Is Lionel Messi your number soccer player? In this NEWLY REVISED
edition, we bring you fully up to date with Messi's story so far, featuring
his stats and achievements since he left Barcelona for PSG after 18
glorious seasons before heading stateside to Inter Miami in 2023. We
also cover his achievements on the international stage, including his
epic Copa América win with Argentina in 2021 and stunning World
Cup triumph in 2022.
Did you know that the living legend Leo has played more than 1,000
matches, scored more than 815 goals for club and country, won 35
club titles wirh Barca, including 10 La Liga titles and picked up 76
awards?
Discover how Leo went from being the smallest player on the field (as
a young boy he was so tiny all the other players called him 'Titch') to
being widely known as the 'Greatest of All Time' with his incredible
runs, ball control and lots and lots of goals
Soccer Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from
a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational