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  • 4 stars across 26 books
Tom Watt is best known as Lofty from EastEnders, a role he played for three years. Since then he has appeared in West End hits, national tours and films that include Patriot Games, Sherlock Holmes and Small Island. Tom now primarily writes and broadcasts about football and has written for The Observer, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard and The Sportsman. He also hosts a weekly phone-in show for Arsenal TV and participates regularly in Radio 5's Fighting Talk. Most recently he wrote A Beautiful Game: Football Through the Eyes of the World's Greatest Players and ghostwrote David Beckham's million-selling autobiography My Side. He has devised a football-based literary and numeracy resource for schools entitled The Jags. Tom lives with his wife and son in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Mark Long lives in north London and supports Chelsea FC. He studied for a BA in illustration at Plymouth University (the art college was in Exeter) and then worked as a secondary school Art teacher in Essex. After a few years he decided to concentrate on his drawing full time. He still enjoys working with young people and regularly leads workshops in schools and museums. He mostly works for newspapers and magazines, Football Shorts is his first book.

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Football Shorts Football Shorts
1st August 2013

Football Shorts

Big match writing from the best in the game... Billy's telling tall stories about his "famous" grandfather, Raphael sus... MoreFootball Shorts

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Whose Side Are You On? Whose Side Are You On?
27th July 2018

Whose Side Are You On?

Ages 9 to 12 years It's not easy being captain of the Jags - especially when your team-mates are also your best mates! J... MoreWhose Side Are You On?

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Up For The Cup Up For The Cup
1st May 2014

Up For The Cup

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The Jags: Who's Got My Boots? The Jags: Who's Got My Boots?
1st January 2009

The Jags: Who's Got My Boots?

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The Jags: Whose Side Are You On? The Jags: Whose Side Are You On?
1st January 2009

The Jags: Whose Side Are You On?

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The Jags: A New Striker The Jags: A New Striker
1st January 2009

The Jags: A New Striker

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The Jags: The Derby Match The Jags: The Derby Match
1st January 2009

The Jags: The Derby Match

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Deadly Defenders: Fluency 3 Deadly Defenders: Fluency 3
8th September 2024

Deadly Defenders: Fluency 3

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Prima... MoreDeadly Defenders: Fluency 3

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The Jags: Up for the Cup The Jags: Up for the Cup
1st January 2009

The Jags: Up for the Cup

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The Jags: The Own Goal The Jags: The Own Goal
1st January 2009

The Jags: The Own Goal

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