Foul Football
Encyclopedia
Foul Football is one of the many spin-offs of Horrible Histories
. The series is written by Michael Coleman
and explains everything you need to know about football (soccer)
.
Note: some of these books originally from "The Knowledge" were republished after splitting off into their own series. These dates refer to the publication date for the "Foul Football" edition.
The new books to have been the first to undergo this change are the 2008 books:
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic. They are designed to engage children in history by concentrating on the unusual, gory, or unpleasant. The series has proved exceptionally successful in commercial terms...
. The series is written by Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman may refer to:*Michael Coleman , Canadian performer, voice of numerous anime characters*Michael Coleman , English writer of books for children and young adults; candidate for the 1996 Carnegie Medal...
and explains everything you need to know about football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
Book Titles
Here is a list of all the books in the Foul Football series:- The Bootiful Game (2009)
- Come On England (2008) (previously England in 2006 issue) - (Football in EnglandFootball in EnglandAssociation football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
) - Foul Football (2000) - (Football)
- Even Fouler Football (2004) - (Football)
- Famously Foul Book (2009) - History of football
- Furious Euro's (2000) - (UEFA European Football ChampionshipUEFA European Football ChampionshipThe UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
and Football in Europe) - Great Big Quiz Book (2001) - (Questions about Football)
- Legendary Leagues (2001) - (Football LeaguesThe Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
) - Kickin' Quiz Book (2008) - (Football Facts)
- Phenomenal FA Cup (2001) - (The FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
) - Prize Players (2003) - (Football Players)
- Triumphant Teams (2001) - (Football Teams)
- Ultimate Fan's Handbook (2002) - (Football)
- The Ups and Downs of the Premier League (2008) - (Premier League)
- Wicked World Cup (2002, 2006, 2010) - (special edition made for 2006) (World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
) - World Cup Quiz Book (2002) - (Questions about World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
)
Note: some of these books originally from "The Knowledge" were republished after splitting off into their own series. These dates refer to the publication date for the "Foul Football" edition.
The Knowledge
Two of the books in the The Knowledge series, written by Michael Coleman, are known as Foul Football and Even Fouler Football; however, he decided to incorporate these books into a whole new series called Foul Football which has included many books over the years.Book Makeover
Following suit with the other main books in the Horrible saga, Foul Football has undergone a change of style.The new books to have been the first to undergo this change are the 2008 books:
- The Ups and Downs of the Premier League
- Kickin' Quiz Book
- Come on England
- Flaming Olympics
See also
- Horrible HistoriesHorrible HistoriesHorrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic. They are designed to engage children in history by concentrating on the unusual, gory, or unpleasant. The series has proved exceptionally successful in commercial terms...
- The KnowledgeThe Knowledge (book series)The Knowledge, one of the many spin-offs of Horrible Histories, is a UK book series for children, written by many different writers. It provides factual information on many subjects and originates from the Scholastic publishing company...