Football Legends Books in Order
Football Legends contains 14 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Harry Kane (2017) and the newest is Mo Salah (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,024 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 17–26 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,024 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Titles in Football Legends name individual footballers, and the catalogue holds 14 books published between 2017 and 2026. Ben Lerwill is credited on 4, George Maudsley and Matt Whyman on 2 each, and Emily Hibbs, Musa Okwonga, Ed Hawkins, Paul Stewart and E L Norry on 1 each. Harry Kane (2017) opens the series, and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018), Raheem Sterling (2020), Lionel Messi (2021) and Erling Haaland (2024) follow. Seven counted volumes have a median length of 160 pages, and Mo Salah (2026) is the newest title.
How many Football Legends books are there?
Football Legends has 14 books, released between 2017 and 2026.
Football Legends Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Football Legends books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Harry Kane2017 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420171601/4
- 2Cristiano Ronaldo2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 3Raheem Sterling2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420201601/4
- 4Gareth Southgate2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 5Tammy Abraham2021 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420211601/4
- 6Alex Oxlade-chamberlain2021 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420211601/4
- 7Vinicius Jr2021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420211281/4
- 8Kylian Mbappe2021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420211281/4
- 9Lionel Messi2021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420211281/4
- 10Erling Haaland2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 11Bukayo Saka2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 12Jude Bellingham2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 13Cole Palmer2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 14Mo Salah2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Where to start with Football Legends
Start with Harry Kane (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Football Legends book?
Mo Salah (2026) is the newest Football Legends book released so far.
Is there a new Football Legends book coming?
No next Football Legends book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Football Legends at a glance
- Still running
- Football Legends is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Football Legends books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,024 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Football Legends books, 12 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 14 titles, 4 are credited to Ben Lerwill, 2 to George Maudsley, 2 to Matt Whyman and 1 to Emily Hibbs. A further 6 writers are credited.
What the Football Legends books are about
1 of the 14 Football Legends books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
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