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3 unusual facts about Michael Hardcastle


Michael Hardcastle

It was while working at Liverpool Daily Post that he published his first book Soccer Is Also a Game later published as Soccer Comes First in 1966 to coincide with the World Cup in England.

Hardcastle has also written about many other sports including Showjumping, Cricket and Speedway.

Soccer Comes First

Soccer Comes First (originally published as Soccer Is Also a Game) is a 1966 children's novel by prolific British author Michael Hardcastle.



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