Ben Lyttleton author page

Ben Lyttleton biography

Ben Lyttleton is a British author and football journalist. He has written for publications including The Times, The Guardian, and Sports Illustrated. Lyttleton is known for his work on football culture and history, as well as for his books aimed at younger readers.

He is the co-author, with Alex Bellos, of the Football School series, published by Walker Books. The series includes titles such as Football School: Where Football Explains the World (2016), Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World (2017), and subsequent volumes. The books use football to introduce children to a range of subjects, including science, geography, and history.

The Football School series was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award in 2017 and the Children’s Sports Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards. The series has also been selected for the Premier League Primary Stars programme.

Lyttleton has written other football-related books, including Edge: What Business Can Learn from Football (2017) and Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty (2014). He regularly appears as a football pundit and speaker at literary and sporting events.

In 2018, Football School: Star Players was published, expanding the series to include profiles of notable footballers. The Football School series has been translated into multiple languages and continues to be used in schools across the UK.