by Robert Rigby · Texto Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496500686
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«¡Goool!» is the football novel by Robert Rigby, official book of the film, published by Texto Editores in paperback (175 pages, in Spanish).
It follows a young Mexican footballer who, from the modest fields of Los Angeles, gets a chance at Newcastle United in the English league. The story focuses on effort, discipline and self-improvement, and shows what it takes to make a way in professional football.
Includes photographs from the film and has the support of FIFA. Translation by Alberto Magnet Ferrero.
For football fans and for those who enjoy stories of self-improvement and effort.
Robert Rigby began his career as a journalist, then spent several years in the music business as a songwriter and session musician. In 1978, the independent record label Flight, released a single by Rigby and the following year Fusion Records released the "Let The Music Play" single. Around this time Rigby also wrote the Rock Star musical, based on the Nativity story. This was recorded and released as an album by Fusion records, produced by Daniel Brown and Mike Wade. He turned to writing for radio, television and the theatre, and has also directed and performed in children’s theatre throughout the country. He has become an established young people’s playwright, and his award-winning work with youth theatre companies has been seen in Britain, Europe, the US and Africa. Rigby wrote the novelizations of the movies, Goal! (film) and Goal II, and his scripts for television include the long-running BBC children’s drama series, Byker Grove.
