. . . . . "Michael Hardcastle"@en . . "1933Z"^^ . "1933-02-06Z"^^ . "British writer" . "Michael Hardcastle (born 1933) is a British author of sports fiction for children. He has written more than one hundred and forty books on a range of sporting subjects but is probably best known for his books about Association Football. In 1988 he was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to children's literature."@en . "Hardcastle, Michael"@en . . .