“Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and exploits of a fictional footballer named Roy Race which has run in various publications since 1954. The strip gave its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 to 1995, in which it was the main feature.”
(Wikipedia)

Roy of the Rovers kicks off series of comic reissues (Guardian)
“Fans of Roy Race will be able to relive the fictional football star’s tumultuous career – and introduce their children to the flaxen-haired soccer hero – with the publication of a collection of classic Roy of the Rovers comic strips next week, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.”

Roy of the Rovers (down the tubes)
“Arguably the most famous British comics character of all, ‘Roy of the Rovers’ forty year playing career began on the cover of Tiger no.1 in September 1953. Since then, the phrase ‘Roy of the Rovers stuff’ has become part of the English language, regularly invoked by pundits to describe the essence of footballing dreams.”

Roy of the Rovers profile: All you need to know about the classic football comic (Mirror)
“Football fans who grew up reading classic comic strip Roy of the Rovers are in for a nostalgic treat when Roy Race and his Melchester United chums return to the newsstand next week.”