A brand-new collector's edition featuring an exclusive jacket design, a collector's card, a free audio download and a free eBook worth £7.99 - all in one premium package for the ultimate football superfans!

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

Introducing the TOP BALLERS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.

Name: Lionel Messi
Nationality: Argentina
Hero Rating: 95

Lionel Messi is a legend. He started his football career at the age of 5 at Grandioli Football Club, with his supergoals catching the attention of fans who compared him to the great Maradonna. But when he was young he was so small that his friends called him 'Little Leo' and coaches worried he wasn't big enough to compete.

Discover how the tiny boy from South America used his bravery, talent and hard work to prove them wrong, winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 and becoming the first footballer in history to win eight Ballon d'Or trophies, fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming the greatest of all time. Updated edition with brand new content featuring Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup win.

With an eye-catching cover, this special, elite edition contains a collector's card and a code to redeem a free audio edition of the book.

Collect them all! Also available in the TOP BALLERS range:
Péle, Neymar, Maradonna, De Bruyne, Griezemann, Foden, Firmino, Coutinho and Pogba.

Matt & Tom Oldfield (Author)
Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal.