Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend (story)

"Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend" is a short story by American children's author Francesca Simon. Alexander was dedicated to the book.
==Synopsis==
Henry's local football team, Ashton Athletic, gets through to the sixth round of the FA Cup against Manchester United and Miss Battle-Axe wins a pair of tickets to the match in the teacher's draw. To determine who gets the tickets, she decides to referee a class football match, and award the tickets to the player of the match. Unfortunately, the best footballer in the class is none other than Moody Margaret. Will Henry be able to defeat her and claim the tickets?
==Characters==
* Miss Battle-Axe
* Horrid Henry
* Moody Margaret
* Aerobic Al
* Weepy William
* Vain Violet
* Inky Ian
* Jazzy Jim
* Beefy Bert
* Rude Ralph
* Al's Dad
* Fiery Fiona (not seen)
* Tough Toby (not seen)
* Brainy Brian (not seen)
* Margaret's Mum (not seen)
* Kind Kasim (not seen)
* Singing Soraya (not seen)
* New Nick (illustration only)
* Clever Clare (illustration only)
* Mrs Battle-Axe (illustration only)
* Perfect Peter (referenced)
* Mum (referenced)
* Dad (referenced)
* Mrs Oddbod (referenced)
* Dizzy Dave (referenced)
* Sour Susan (referenced)
==Behind the Scenes==
"Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend" was written by Francesca Simon and features art from Tony Ross.
==Appears In==
*Horrid Henry: Football Fiend (2006)
*Horrid Henry Rules the World (2007)
Category:Stories