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Series: Epic Football Comics
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Your football heroes - as you've NEVER seen them before! Discover the epic story of Lamine Yamal. Told in comic book panels packed full of exciting illustrations and bursting with stats and facts, no footie fanatic can afford to miss it! From making history as the...
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Your football heroes - as you've NEVER seen them before!
Discover the epic story of Lamine Yamal. Told in comic book panels packed full of exciting illustrations and bursting with stats and facts, no footie fanatic can afford to miss it!
From making history as the youngest ever player to feature for FC Barcelona's first team at just fifteen to breaking the La Liga record for the youngest starter, Yamal has repeatedly proven himself to be a world-class winger. Learn how he became the youngest ever goalscorer for both Barcelona and the Spanish National Team, the youngest player to start a UEFA Champions League knockout match, as well as much more in this unmissable graphic novel!
Action-packed and easy to read, Epic Football Comics: Lamine Yamal is perfect for any footie-mad fan, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of this epic graphic novel series - including Bellingham, Mbappé, Salah and Saka - for more books to collect!
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Your football heroes - as you've NEVER seen them before! Discover the epic story of Lamine Yamal. Told in comic book panels packed full of exciting illustrations and bursting with stats and facts, no footie fanatic can afford to miss it! From making history as the youngest ever player to feature for FC Barcelona's first team at just fifteen to...Paperback$1900Unit price /UnavailableOut 15 Dec 2026Pre-order -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781037408175
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 128g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Seth Burkett grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Aged eighteen he moved to Brazil to play professional football. His first book, The Boy in Brazil, documents a remarkable season in Sorriso and was shortlisted for the 2015 British Sport Book Awards. Following this, Seth developed a career in writing which has seen him publish several books, including McTominay: The Midfield Warrior (Epic Football Comics). He has written for adults and children, and has also ghostwritten books for coaches, footballers and YouTubers.
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