Mahrez

Stuck in the French fourth division at 22, it didn't look as if Riyad Mahrez was going to set the football world alight.



But the winger's speed, trickery and his eye for goal was too impressive to go unnoticed - and a move to the UK set Riyad on a new path.



Join him on his mission to make his opportunity count - to shock the world by rewriting the history books and lifting the biggest trophies in the game.




This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format



Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories.



So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.