Matt Oldfield: Unbelievable Football (free event)

Friday 13th March 2026, 4:30 pm

Storysmith, 236 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JD

To celebrate his new World Book Day book, we are delighted to welcome football-obsessive kids’ author extraordinaire Matt Oldfield to the shop for a special free after-school event! He’ll be talking us through his brand-new book Unbelievable Football: The Most Amazing World Cup Stories You Never Knew, and signing all your Unbelievable Football, Johnny Ball, Ultimate Football Heroes books afterwards.

This event is free to attend and suitable for ages 6+. Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. We’ll have plenty of copies of Matt’s World Book Day book in stock – it’s just £1, or free in exchange for your World Book Day vouchers.

Booking is only required for children! It’s not necessary to reserve a ticket for accompanying adults.

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About Matt Oldfield

Matt Oldfield is the author of the Unbelievable Football series (winner of the 2020 Children’s Sports Book of the Year) and the Johnny Ball: Football Genius series, as well as the co-author of the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes series, Play Like Your Football Heroes and Ultimate Cricket Superstars. He recently worked with Lioness Beth Mead on her children’s book, Roar, which won the 2024 Children’s Sports Book of the Year award. To date, his books have sold over a million copies worldwide. In association with his writing, Matt also teams up with schools and organisations such as The National Literacy Trust and The National Football Museum to deliver football-based literacy workshops.

About Unbelievable Football: The Most Amazing World Cup Stories You Never Knew

Think you know everything about football?

Get ready for kick-off and discover incredible stories, facts and stats about some of the most unbelievable World Cup football moments of all time.

From the incredible teams to the most amazing goalscorers, unbeatable matches, last-minute saves, penalty dramas and even the amazing animals that have been involved, too.

Packed full of true footballing stories and amazing action that will keep football-mad readers going from the first minute to the final whistle.

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