ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups.

"Bang in the 50-yard box is Soccer Mad from Rob Childs, the racily-written tale of how one boy takes his Sunday team of rag-tag juveniles to face the champions in the local league" TES "An excellent story detailed enough to please the most devoted fanatic" Independent on Sunday on "Soccer Mad" "Rob Childs's love for football is obvious and sincere. I'm so glad he writes and gives me yet more material to offer my book-hating boys. There's no loss of 'street-cred' when you're seen reading this by your mates!" Books for Keeps

ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups.

"Bang in the 50-yard box is Soccer Mad from Rob Childs, the racily-written tale of how one boy takes his Sunday team of rag-tag juveniles to face the champions in the local league" TES "An excellent story detailed enough to please the most devoted fanatic" Independent on Sunday on "Soccer Mad" "Rob Childs's love for football is obvious and sincere. I'm so glad he writes and gives me yet more material to offer my book-hating boys. There's no loss of 'street-cred' when you're seen reading this by your mates!" Books for Keeps

ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups.

"Bang in the 50-yard box is Soccer Mad from Rob Childs, the racily-written tale of how one boy takes his Sunday team of rag-tag juveniles to face the champions in the local league" TES "An excellent story detailed enough to please the most devoted fanatic" Independent on Sunday on "Soccer Mad" "Rob Childs's love for football is obvious and sincere. I'm so glad he writes and gives me yet more material to offer my book-hating boys. There's no loss of 'street-cred' when you're seen reading this by your mates!" Books for Keeps