Ben Lyttleton is a British

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journalist and author of news articles and books. He writes sports articles mainly for newspapers such as ''

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'' and also authors and co-authors books about football-related topics. Lyttleton has written books such as ''Twelve Yards: The Art & Psychology of the Perfect Penalty'', and ''Edge: What Business Can Learn from Football'', as well as a series of football-themed books for children, called ''Football School'', with

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, which were longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award and shortlisted for the

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Book Award in 2017. Lyttleton writes sports-related articles in news publications, including ''

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'', as well as the ''

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'', and ''So Foot''. He has appeared on the

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's ''Beyond the Pitch'' podcast, As well as the

, ''Planet Fùtbol'',

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, Off the Ball, and

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. He started by writing articles for ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Football Italia'' magazines, and edited ''Football Espana''.

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