Power Play by Alan Gibbons
The sixth book in the Total Football series. The Rough Diamonds are a close knit team. Kev McGovern makes sure they work hard and play hard. He doesn't make any allowances. That goes for the new boy Chris Power who's just signed up with the Diamonds. Can he earn a place in their affections when he's living in achildren's home and trying to make sense of what's happened in his life...?