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Book series · 7 titles

Football Legends

8–12Best for kids★ 5.0
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Scholastic's illustrated star biographies, a little shorter and more picture-led than the chapter-book bios. Cover art by Stanley Chow.

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  • Erling Haaland

    Erling Haaland

    2024 · Ben Lerwill

    Follows Haaland from youth football in Norway through Molde, Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund to his goal records at Manchester City, with cover art by Stanley Chow.

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  • Bukayo Saka

    Bukayo Saka

    2024 · Ben Lerwill

    Charts Saka's route from Ealing, London and Arsenal's Hale End academy to a first-team regular and England international, and does not skip past his missed penalty at Euro 2020.

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  • Cristiano Ronaldo

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    2024 · George Maudsley

    Follows Ronaldo from Madeira and Sporting Lisbon's academy through Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus to his international success with Portugal, foregrounding his relentless training habits.

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  • Marcus Rashford

    Marcus Rashford

    2022 · Ashley Hickson-Lovence

    Covers Rashford's rise through Manchester United's academy to the first team and the England squad, alongside his off-pitch work on child food poverty. Illustrated by Stanley Chow.

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  • Lionel Messi

    Lionel Messi

    2021 · E. L. Norry

    Traces Messi's path from growing up in Rosario, Argentina to his youth move into Barcelona's La Masia academy and his rise to global stardom. Heavily illustrated, with cover artwork by Stanley Chow.

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  • Kylian Mbappé

    Kylian Mbappé

    2021 · Ed Hawkins

    Follows Mbappé from the Paris suburb of Bondy to Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain and his World Cup win with France, packed with football facts and match stats.

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  • Harry Kane

    Harry Kane

    2020 · Emily Hibbs

    Tells Kane's story from his childhood in Walthamstow, London and being released by Arsenal as a boy to captaining Tottenham and England, with cover artwork by Stanley Chow.

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