The Winning Touch: A story about football for teenage boys (and maybe a few girls)

"Ciao! My name is Adrian but my footballing friends call me Adriano. Bit of a geek at times but I have a sweeter left foot than Adrian Mole and I'm not a frigging loser like Billy Casper. An ordinary comprehensive is where I am studying in Year 11 for my GCSEs (Ms. said I should vary my sentence structure). I invite you, honoured reader, to enjoy this tantalising tale of my colourful career in junior football. Also I can't help talking about my wicked English lessons with the magnificent Ms. 34D. Although someone made the big mistake of assigning her a massive class brimming with teenage boys and testosterone, she can control all 28 of us just with her top buttons. If you want to find out more, you will have to beg, borrow or steal some pennies and invest in my marvellous masterpiece!"