Everything the young fan wants to know about Lionel Messi, from his childhood to the present day, including lots of quizzes and facts.

Everything the young fan wants to know about Lionel Messi, from his childhood to the present day, including lots of quizzes and facts.

Messi is Awesome - Little Leo - Messi Magic - Barcelona Bound - Finding Fame - The Barca Bros - Champions League Champ - Doubles and Trebles - Argentine Icon - The G.O.A.T. - Messi Vs Ronaldo - Super Messi - Messi Maths.

Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up.

Is Lionel Messi your ultimate football hero? Messi was the youngest player to score 50 goals in the Champions League, won the Ballon d'Or five times and once entertained the crowd by doing 1,200 keepy-uppies!

Discover how he went from being the smallest player on the field (as a young boy he was so tiny all the other players called him 'Titch') to being widely known as the 'Greatest of All Time'.

Football Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

Find your football hero:

Ronaldo Rules - out Jan 9th.
Messi Rules - out Jan 9th.

Kane Rules - out Apr 2nd.
Mbappé Rules - out Apr 2nd.

Hazard Rules - out Jun 11th.
Sterling Rules - out Jun 11th.