Strikers: World Cup

By (author) David Ross; By (author) Ross David; By (author) Cattell Bob
Short description/annotation
England hosts the World Cup finals - and Sherwood Strikers provide the home squad with five players, including midfielder Thomas Headley. But the national coach is under a cloud, the team is no happy family and the opposition is the world''s best. They say that England likes to win through from an underdog position - but can it really be done?
Description
England hosts the World Cup finals - and Sherwood Strikers provide the home squad with five players, including midfielder Thomas Headley. But the national coach is under a cloud, the team is no happy family and the opposition is the world''s best. They say that England likes to win through from an underdog position - but can it really be done? In the high-pressure chamber that is Wembley, Thomas Headley faces the toughest test of his career.
Biographical note
Bob Cattell was born in East Anglia in 1948 and now lives in Wenhaston, Suffolk. He combines his job as an advertising copywriter with writing children''s books about sport. He is a lifelong Aston Villa supporter. David Ross was somehow always the reserve in his school football team, which gave him lots of time to observe the game. He loves to hate supporting Heart of Midlothian and has written numerous other books for children. David Lives in Burley Gate, Herefordshire.