Stars of World Soccer: Fifth Edition

Get ready for the 2026 World Cup with the Stars of World Soccer—the best-selling guide to today’s most exciting players, completely revised and updated.

What does it take to be at the top of the game? Learn how today’s best players made it in this exciting book, which features short biographies of twenty-eight of the greatest soccer players on the field—from superstars like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé to exciting newcomers like Lamine Yamal and Désiré Doué, and other goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers. With the colorful graphics and key stats that fans have come to expect from the critically acclaimed Abbeville Sports series, Stars of World Soccer will be sure to captivate all young soccer devotees.