Priscilla Mante | 'It was really important for me to challenge the status quo'

Entering a stadium among a sea of equally boisterous and kitted-out fans, kicking around a weather-worn ball in the park, impressing friends with yet another newly mastered trick—these little nuances of what has come to be widely known as The Beautiful Game feel like almost a lifetime ago. However, in the midst of all our foot- ball wistfulness—and, very conveniently, just before the Men’s and Women’s UEFA European Championships— London–based Scot Priscilla Mante is breathing new life onto the pitch with her début YA novel, The Dream Team: Jaz Santos vs The World.