Barrington Stoke Fiction: Dream Team Award-winning author by Alan Gibbons (author) and Chris Chalik (illustrator)

East End United learn that the secret to a great team might just lie in the past, in this fact-filled sports story celebrating the importance of team work.

Football is Cairo’s passion. He’s proud to be captain of East End United. But Cairo’s temper flares up far too fast – at the opposition, and at his own team-mates. Soon his bad-boy antics will land United in trouble.

The team must pull together before it’s too late. Can football’s biggest stars motivate United to play as a team again?

Packed with facts about the world’s best footballers – from controversial players to inspiration leaders on the pitch.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.