Is Gareth Southgate your ultimate hero in football?
Discover how this 'posh' boy survived the mean jokes about his nose to become a dependable defender for club and country, and then after retiring as a player, make it all the way to manage the national team.
Despite the mean footballing environment, find out how the polite though steely Southgate stuck it out, carving a career that's seen him captain Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesborough in the Premier League, winning 57 caps for England, and then becoming England manager. The rest, as they say, is history!
The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading in young children, and is filled with fun cartoons, inspirational stories and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.
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Everything the young fan needs to know about Gareth Southgate, from his early career as a footballer through to England manager.
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Chapter 1 Southgate, You're the One |
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Chapter 2 The Early Years |
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Chapter 4 It's Coming Home |
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31 | (14) |
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Chapter 5 Paying the Penalty |
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45 | (8) |
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53 | (6) |
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Chapter 7 The England Man |
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59 | (8) |
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Chapter 8 Russian Adventure |
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Chapter 10 The Southgate Squad |
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93 | (12) |
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Chapter 11 It's Coming Home ... Again |
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105 | (16) |
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Chapter 12 Southgate Rules |
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Simon once worked at the Science Museum in London, where he flew paper aeroplanes and made giant bubbles for children. Now he writes and edits books about things like dinosaurs, ice hockey, thunderstorms and llamas. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter, a cat and two tortoises. Dan Green has drawn silly pictures since he could hold a crayon. Then he grew up and started making books about stuff like trucks, space, people's jobs, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Dan lives in Suffolk with his wife, son, daughter and dog that takes him for very long walks.