Does your child know which player scored five goals in nine minutes, why a goalkeeper once received three yellow cards or how a beach ball helped decide a Premier League match?Amazing Football Facts for Kids is packed with 224 incredible facts and 126 quiz questions covering the world's favourite sport.Young football fans can discover:• How football began and its strangest early rules• Incredible Premier League, FA Cup, World Cup and Champions League moments• Legendary players, brilliant goals and unbelievable records• Fascinating transfers, contracts and football fortunes• Extraordinary stadiums and devoted supporters• Referees, rule changes and memorable football firsts• The weirdest incidents ever seen on a football pitch• Pioneering women who changed the game• The stories behind famous shirts, badges, mascots and nicknamesEvery chapter combines entertaining stories with Quick Kicks, true-or-false facts and an eight-question challenge. All quiz answers are included at the back, making the book ideal for independent reading, family quiz time or testing friends.Written in a clear and engaging style for children, this substantial football book encourages reluctant readers to keep turning the pages while helping enthusiastic young fans discover even more about the game they love.A fun football gift for boys and girls-perfect for birthdays, Christmas, holidays, journeys and any young supporter who can never learn enough about football.How many facts will you remember?
