With his creativity, acrobatic talent and sheer speed, Joao Felix can make top-level football look effortless.

But Joao’s journey to the top has not been easy. As a skinny kid he’d already given up on football once, before harnessing his inner strength and determination to win both the Portuguese and Spanish leagues.

Join the heir to Ronaldo on his mission to become one of the greatest players in the game.

This biography is one of the titles in Ransom’s Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format

Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories.

So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.