Author: Harry Coninx
With his creativity, acrobatic talent and sheer speed, João Félix can make top-level football look effortless.
But João’s journey to the top has not been easy. As a skinny kid he’d already given up on football once, before harnessing his inner strength and determination to win both the Portuguese and the Spanish leagues.
Join “the heir to Ronaldo” on his mission to become one of the greatest players in the game.
This biography is one of the new titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format.
Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, players who are still to reach the summit of their career. From the young Portuguese talent João Felix, to Virgil van Dijk and Raheem Sterling, these biographies cover the full range of European football. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true.
So meet the fresh young talent behind the iconic tackles and goals and find out what makes each of these players so special.
Australian Curriculum:
Health And Physical Education - Movement And Physical Activity
Published: March 2024
Reading Level: Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ransom
Product Category: Health PE&PD / Health PE&PD: Sport / Health PE&PD: Sport - Team Sport
