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The Academy III: Tournament of Champions

A Fun-Filled Football Adventure (The Academy Series Book 3)
By T.Z. Layton
Series: The Academy
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From the playground to the Premier League, Leo K. Doyle is a football star in the UK... but a football wannabe in the highly competitive, international Tournament of Champions. Leo tries to lead his team to glory in some of the most exciting, high-stakes football in... Read More
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The Academy III: Tournament of Champions

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From the playground to the Premier League, Leo K. Doyle is a football star in the UK... but a football wannabe in the highly competitive, international Tournament of Champions.

Leo tries to lead his team to glory in some of the most exciting, high-stakes football in the world!

Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights... only to learn that their team is in jeopardy again, thanks to a division reshuffle. Placing in their league is no longer enough to save the Knights or Leo's Olympic-sized soccer dreams.

But all might not be lost. The team owner has entered the U14s in the Tournament of Champions, an ultra-competitive youth summer league for the top teams in the world. The Knights aren't just playing for a trophy—a loophole assures the winner of the tournament will stay in the youth Premier League.

As Leo juggles tourney pressure, a new teammate with some serious attitude problems, and someone on the inside trying to oust the U14s from the competition, will the young football star find a way to pull his team together and have a fighting chance at winning?

For Premier fans and football enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's third book in the award-winning The Academy Series is perfect for middle-grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.

Keep score with the other books in The Academy Series:

  • The Academy
  • The Academy II: The Journey Continues
  • The Academy IV: Title Fight
  • The Academy V: Cup of Nations
  • The Academy VI: Rise of the Scorpions

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464268816

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 336

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: The Academy T.Z. Layton Young Adult

About the Author

T.Z. LAYTON is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Academy series, which has been optioned for film and sold translation rights around the world. The author writes adult fiction under Layton Green and is also a soccer dad, youth coach, former collegiate player, and lifelong fan of the beautiful game.

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