{"product_id":"worst-football-team-book-phil-knibbs-9781739537302","title":"The Worst Football Team","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Worst Football Team - a brand new football comedy from bestselling Football Boy Wonder author Martin Smith.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a football story with a difference. A funny football book that children will love .. and will make the adults reading with them laugh out loud too. Because who doesn't love an underdog soccer story?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Pellie, Hildy, Dribbler, Bolo, Stevie, Dazza, and Brendan.\u003cbr\u003eThese are the players for Lane FC Meerkats Under-7s.\u003cbr\u003eOnce you've seen Meerkats play, you won't forget - because they're the worst football team the world has ever seen.\u003cbr\u003eI know. I know.\u003cbr\u003eThey can't be \u003ci\u003ethat \u003c\/i\u003ebad.\u003cbr\u003eI'm being harsh. Or too dramatic.\u003cbr\u003eTrust me.\u003cbr\u003eI'm not.\u003cbr\u003eThey are \u003cb\u003eTERRIBLE\u003c\/b\u003e. No, they're even worse than that.\u003cbr\u003eMost of the team can't kick the ball, or run in the right direction.\u003cbr\u003eHalf of them don't even like football.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the team does like spiders, though.\u003cbr\u003eAnd he talks about them - \u003cb\u003eALL OF THE TIME.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoach Mark is great. He's been training Meerkats for a year.\u003cbr\u003eAnd he has high hopes for them.\u003cbr\u003eThey still can't attack, defend or pass.\u003cbr\u003eBut they are \u003ci\u003egreat at causing trouble \u003c\/i\u003ein all sorts of different ways.\u003cbr\u003eThe football season is here, and the first big match is nearing close.\u003cbr\u003eCan Coach Mark inspire the Meerkats to glory?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHA HA HA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood one.\u003cbr\u003eNo, just no.\u003cbr\u003eDon't be so silly.\u003cbr\u003eBut Coach Mark hopes they might score a goal - someday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE BOOK: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Worst Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e is aimed at children aged 5-8. It is a hilarious story of being part of a team, fun, poop, football, and spiders. Children will love the crazy characters - and parents will chuckle at poor Coach Mark's despair as they read along with their kids. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo many kids' football books are serious. Not this book. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Funny soccer books for children are hard to find. This, I hope, fills the gap. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn absurd number of boys and girls play football every week. They're all better than Lane FC Meerkats Under-7s, I assure you. But it's not always about the result, is it? Half the time, it's the adventures that a team has before, during and after a match. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd I hope - in some small way - everyone, whether child or adult, can relate to \u003cb\u003eThe Worst Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Smith wrote \u003cb\u003eThe Football Boy Wonder\u003c\/b\u003e, the first part of the bestselling Charlie Fry Series. It tells the story of a boy with cystic fibrosis who becomes the world's greatest footballer after a freak accident.\u003cbr\u003eAimed at children 8-11, the series has fans across the world - raising awareness about living with cystic fibrosis with every copy sold.\u003cbr\u003eNow a retired journalist with advanced CF himself, Martin writes kids' stories in his spare time, mainly to keep away from the fridge.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49542113689873,"sku":"GOR013579059","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51610332791057,"sku":"GOR013513792","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52457101590801,"sku":"GOR014528478","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52831735382289,"sku":"NIN9781739537302","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53238570221841,"sku":"CINB0CJ45HWXWVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B0CJ45HWXW.jpg?v=1751153316","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/worst-football-team-book-phil-knibbs-9781739537302","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}