Felix (Tales from the Pitch) - Softcover

Coninx, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948585707 ISBN 13: 9781948585705

Publisher: Leapfrog Pr, 2026

Synopsis

With his creativity, acrobatic talent and sheer speed, Joa~o Fe´lix can make top-level soccer look effortless.

But Joa~o’s journey to the top has not been easy.

As a skinny kid he’d already given up on soccer once, before harnessing his inner strength and determination to win both the Portuguese and the Spanish leagues.

Join “the heir to Ronaldo” on his mission to become one of the greatest players in the game.

This biography is one of the new titles in Leapfrog's Tales from the Pitch series.

These books offer a fresh take on the familiar soccer biography format.

Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one up-and-coming soccer superstar, players who are still to reach the summit of their career.

From the young Portuguese talent João Felix, to Virgil van Dijk and Raheem Sterling, these biographies cover the full range of European soccer. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true.

So meet the fresh young talent behind the iconic tackles and goals and find out what makes each of these players so special.

About this title

About the Author

Harry Coninx is a football fanatic who started writing match reports at the age of eight, and hasn't stopped since. An amateur player, coach and referee, Harry currently works in sports data. A life-long West Ham supporter, Harry decided to write these books so all readers could celebrate the beautiful game.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leapfrog Pr
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1948585707
• ISBN 13: 9781948585705
• Binding: Paperback