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Ultimate Football Heroes – Goal Machine (Career Mode)

Choose your own adventure from the playground to the pitch!
Brief Description
Create your own Ultimate Football Hero with the No.1 football series - over 3 million copies sold! This innovative game book allows readers to create their own superstar striker, taking them from trials through to the opportunity to become captain of the first team in this... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A gamebook which takes you, the reader, from the playground to the pitch.

A gamebook which takes you, the reader, from the playground to the pitch.

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Create your own Ultimate Football Hero with the No.1 football series - over 3 million copies sold!

This innovative game book allows readers to create their own superstar striker, taking them from trials through to the opportunity to become captain of the first team in this choose-your-own-adventure book.

Play out tests and matches, building your player's stats as you go. If you train hard, and luck is on your side, you'll reach the Cup Final!

Part of the Ultimate Football Heroes series.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789468991

Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Dino Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 176g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Roland Hall is an author, editor and puzzle setter. Previously he was a commissioning editor for illustrated books. His most recent publications include the popular Disney Brain Games, the Amazon number one bestseller Wordle Challenge and the amusing Believe - The Little Guide to Ted Lasso. He lives in north London with his family and a vast pile of books he may or may not ever get around to reading one day.

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