From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle knows how to keep calm and play ball...even when faced with his biggest challenge yet: the London Dragons.
Riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions, Leo and his teammates forgot that their league ranking is bad. Like, really bad, and they don't have much time before they compete with the feared London Dragons. When a group of new players join the Knights, bad turns to worse as the team struggles to find its rhythm and a new player threatens Leo's central midfielder position.
But when Leo has a setback that might ruin his season, not to mention his soccer career, team competition and league rankings are the least of Leo's worries. Can Leo and his team overcome their soccer struggles and fight for what matters most?
For premier fans and soccer enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's inspiring fourth book in The Academy series is perfect for middle grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.
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| ISBN: | 9781464268823 |
| Publication date: | 6th January 2026 |
| Author: | TZ Layton |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks Young Readers an imprint of Sourcebooks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | The Academy |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Football Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Sporting Stories |