Reading Champions aims to find and celebrate those who have acted as positive male role models for reading, those who take an interest in reading both for themselves and for their own or other people's children.

Reading The Game is one section of Reading Champions and aims to help every professional football club to identify its own Reading Champion.The Reading Champion for Burnley Football Club is Wade Elliott.

Wade answered the following questions about reading and his reading habitsand preferences.

Why do you think reading is so important?

It lets people share their stories and experiences. It can be educational, can fire the imagination and opens your mind to different ways of thinking.

What do you get out of reading?

A whole range of things. It can be inspirational; 'It's Not About The Bike' by Lance Armstrong for me, for example, on a personal and professional level.

Reading can also open your mind to other people's point of view and ways of doing things. It's also a good form of escapism; it can be relaxing to switch off from your day by reading about different situations and ways of life to your own.

Who would be your all time Reading Champion?

I'm fortunate to come from a close family which always read to, and with me, from a young age. I suppose this got me into the habit and from that I discovered that I enjoyed reading.

What inspired you to become a reader?

I guess family is the biggest influence anybody has. Growing up I always had someone around to help me, be it my Mum, Dad, Aunties, Uncles or Grandparents, so I'm lucky I had that support.

What are your top reads of all time?

Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland, Brilliant Orange by David Winner, The Sopranos by Alan Warner, War Baby by Kevin Mitchell. As a kid I read comics like Roy of the Rovers, Beano and Dandy.