A Liga Galactic Football , por Scott Sigler
- Fonte da imagem: Goodreads
Você pode estar pensando na Liga de Futebol Galáctica , uma série de Scott Sigler. A partir de 2018, consiste em cinco romances:
- O Rookie (2007)
- O iniciante (2010)
- O All-Pro (2011)
- O MVP (2012)
- O campeão (2014)
Um sexto romance, O Gangster , é esperado em 2019.
O autor tem vários outros romances e trabalhos mais curtos no mesmo universo e conectados ao enredo GFL em vários níveis.
- Fontes: Goodreads ; Wikipedia .
Os alienígenas são capazes de feitos sobre-humanos:
Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed and rival players are assassinated. Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy that has been raised all his life to hate, and kill, those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."
— Goodreads: The Rookie
Embora a série tenha lugar daqui a 700 anos, e não no futuro próximo, há, como você sugeriu, o detalhe notável de uma bola cravada:
The spiked ball made it second down, 10 yards to go on the Coranadillana 34.
— Galactic Football League Bundle (includes GFL Books 1-5)
O site do autor descreve a liga em detalhes.
Você mencionou:
I think it was kind of a Rollerball for kids, but I remember it had illustrations and followed the hero having found out that his world was not what he thought it was.
Eu não li a série, então não sei se tem esses elementos.