Stars Of World Soccer (5th Edition)

Get ready for the 2026 World Cup with the Stars of World Soccer-the best-selling guide to today's most exciting players, completely revised and updated. What does it take to be at the top of the game? Learn how today's best players made it in this exciting book, which features short biographies of twenty-eight of the greatest soccer players on the field-from superstars like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé to exciting newcomers like Lamine Yamal and Estevao Willian, and other goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers. With the colorful graphics and key stats that fans have come to expect from the critically acclaimed Abbeville Sports series, Stars of World Soccer will be sure to captivate all young soccer devotees. AGES: 9 to 12 AUTHOR: Illugi Jökulsson is a journalist, editor, and author living in Iceland. SELLING POINTS: . Fun yet substantive nonfiction for ages 7 and up-written by a fan, for fans . More than 69,000 copies of Stars of World Soccer in print-the best-selling title in the Abbeville Sports series . This fifth edition features all-new content from cover to cover . Profiles 28 of today's greatest players, from superstars like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé to exciting newcomers like Lamine Yamal and Estêvão Willian . Published to coincide with the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held June 11 to July 19, 2026, in the US, Canada, and Mexico