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Ultimate Football Heroes: Rice (Midfield Generals 3)
International World Cup 2026 Edition
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FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Declan Rice Nationality: English Hero Rating: 85 When Declan Rice was released by Chelsea's youth academy at the...
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FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!
Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection.
Meet Declan Rice - Ultimate Football Hero!
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FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!
Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.
Name: Declan Rice
Nationality: English
Hero Rating: 85
When Declan Rice was released by Chelsea's youth academy at the age of 14, he was devastated. But he wasn't going to let that get in the way of his Premier League dreams. He worked harder than ever, and by the time he was 20, he was the captain and star of top-flight West Ham.
Discover how the two-footed, high energy, combative midfielder established himself as an irreplaceable member of the England national team and Arsenal's record signing.
Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style, these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
Collect them all! Also available in the MIDFIELD GENERALS range:
Bellingham, Zidane, Gerrard, Ødegaard, Modric, Keane, Bruno Fernandes, Iniesta and Kante.Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789469707
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Dino Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 128g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Matt & Tom Oldfield (Author)
Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal.
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