Soccer books, films and channels, rated by age.
Pick the age on the couch and the shelf filters to it. Every title carries the age band it's really for, and a heads-up where there's language or a heavy subject to preview first.
Books
Biographies, stories, comics, skills and record books, sorted by genre.
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer
Book2020★ 4.4
Wolfpack
Book2020★ 4.3
Ultimate Football Heroes
Series31 books★ 4.5
Who HQ
Series7 books★ 4.3
The Kicks
Series5 books★ 4.3
Soccer School
Series3 books★ 4.2
Movies, TV & shows
Films, animation, series and documentaries worth a family night.
Copa 71
Doc2024IMDb 7.5Free
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Doc2024IMDb 8.2
The Kicks
Series2015IMDb 6.9
The Cup
Movie1999IMDb 6.9Free
Once / O11CE
Series2017IMDb 8.3
Jamie Johnson / Jamie Johnson FC
Series2016IMDb 6.9
YouTube & podcasts
The channels that teach a real first touch, and podcasts for the drive to practice.
Soccer for Kids
Podcast2025★ 4.6
Football For Kids
Podcast2022★ 4.7
Céline Dept
YouTube56M subsFree
F2Freestylers
YouTube14M subsFree
FIFA
YouTube34M subsFree
The Athletic FC Podcast
Podcast★ 4.3Free
Girls & women's soccer
Films and books about the women's game, including the players your kid can already name.
The '99ers
Doc2013IMDb 8.1
Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
Doc2005IMDb 8.2
Air Bud: World Pup
Animated2000IMDb 4.5
Switching Goals
Movie1999IMDb 5.0
Courage in Her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach
Book2023★ 4.0
Pride of a Nation: A Celebration of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
Book2022★ 4.4
The World Cup shelf
Films, books and documentaries about the World Cup, men's and women's, going back decades.
The Game of Their Lives
Movie2005IMDb 6.1Free
FIFA World Cup 2026: The Official Guide
Book2026★ 4.4
The Football Book
Book2026
The Illustrated History of Soccer: World Cup 1930-2026
Book2026★ 4.3
The Ultimate Unofficial World Cup Book
Book2026★ 3.8
Unbelievable Football: The Most Amazing World Cup Stories You Never Knew
Book2026★ 3.9
Which clubs near you could they actually play for?
The roadmap takes their age, your town and the club they're at now, and names the level they're playing at plus the clubs inside your drive time.