Böcker av Coninx Harry

A year after signing for Tottenham Hotspur, football player Heung-min Son asked to leave. Now he's a Spurs legend who's showing no signs of slowing down. Widely considered to be one of the best wingers in the world, Son was selected as one of the 30 best players in the world for 2019. Discover the incredible story of this boy from South Korea, who learnt discipline from his dad and German by watching Spongebob. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography formatEach of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

When Josep 'Pep' Guardiola was a part of Barcelona's "Dream Team", he knew he wanted to swap the pitch for the touchline. But learning how to handle the pressure, the press and the outrageous talent a the top of football doesn't happen overnight. From his experience as a player to his time leading some of the most formidable sides in football history, this is the incredible story of how Pep forged himself into one of the greatest tactical managers of all time. This book is part of Tales from the Touchline - a new offshoot from Ransom's popular Tales from the Pitch series. In each of these books, Harry Coninx reveals the inspiring journey of a game-changing manager, in a fresh, pundit-like voice. Along the way, fans will meet some of the biggest personalities in the game, relive the drama of exciting matches, and also discover the very human stories behind the managers they watch on their screens week after week. At only 120 pages long, these books have been specially written and designed to make them ideal reads for reluctant and dyslexic readers.

Stuck in the French fourth division at 22, it didn't look as if Riyad Mahrez was going to set the football world alight. But the winger's speed, trickery and his eye for goal was too impressive to go unnoticed - and a move to the UK set Riyad on a new path. Join him on his mission to make his opportunity count - to shock the world by rewriting the history books and lifting the biggest trophies in the game. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography formatEach of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

At the age of nine, Bernardo Silva fulfilled his childhood dream of playing for Benfica, when he joined their youth academy. But getting into the first team proved to be much more difficult than he expected. His journey into professional football wasn't easy, but his flexibility, his sheer skill and his willingness to work harder than anyone else was always going to win out. Join wonderkid Bernardo Silva on his journey to the very top, winning countless trophies and achieving international stardom with one of the greatest teams in the world. This biography is one of the 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 football superstar: some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.