MIKE's FIFA Favorites (MIKE Sports Comic Books)

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Volume 4 of the MIKE Sports Comic Book Series focuses on my all-time FIFA Favorites.

My soccer selections include five former players, four current stars and probably the most passionately debated play in the history of the World Cup.

All ten selections positively impacted international football. Even the diminutive, chubby Argentine striker responsible for the most famous botched call of World Cup play gets a spot in FIFA Favorites.

You’ll enjoy reading about a dwarf-sized defender from Germany with magical soccer skills and an electrifying scorer from Portugal with magical soccer feet.

You’ll reminisce about the Kaiser’s strong leadership as a player and coach. Plus, you’ll be dazzled by a Brazilian whose brilliant ball handling abilities brought immense joy to his fellow countrymen.

You’ll admire the frightening pace and skill of a Frenchman with noticeable facial scars.

You’ll recall the technically precise passing and goal scoring talent of a Montenegran with a professorial nickname.

And, you’ll be entertained by the stalwart strength and skill of a wall-like Italian defender.

In addition, you’ll read about the unusual height of a British striker and marvel at the amazing athleticism and goal scoring instincts of a natty named Argentine soccer icon.

All are worthy of being recognized by their unique nicknames.

In this book, each of my selections includes its own sports comic. The comics cleverly capture the nicknames of the spotlighted players as well as the contested goal.

In addition to the comics, I include a bit of history in each chapter about my selection to explain why I believe it deserves a place in FIFA Favorites.

MIKE – thee ultimate talking head on sports!

About the book's narrator: MIKE - aka Mike Raffone:

MIKE is destined to become the first ever animated brand in sports to be seen on television, the web and on Jumbotrons in stadiums and arenas.

As narrator of the MIKE Sports Comic Books series, MIKE immediately connects with readers. Sports fans of all ages love his colorful stories, candid comments and creative content.

MIKE's books are entertaining and always easy to read.

Plus, the unique sports comics that accompany each chapter cleverly capture the essence of the featured player, team, coach, play, sports expression, or in this case, spiritual sports favorite.

Readers normally collect multiple sports comic books because they enjoy MIKE's inventive take on the sports, teams and athletes they love.

About MIKE's Creator & the book's Author - Jim Sweeney:

Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Jim grew up with a passion for sports and fun. He played baseball, basketball, soccer and street hockey as a kid and then wound up starting on the Boston College basketball team. He captained the Eagles from 1977 – 1980 and received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation’s top NCAA basketball player under six feet tall.

After a 20-year-career in sales, Jim closed the computer agency he founded to pursue a fun career in sports entertainment.

Jim developed MIKE as an alter-ego sports personality and has penned 30+ books under the MIKE name for both kids as well as adults.

About MIKE's Co-creator & the book's Publisher: Maura Sweeney

A three-time best selling publisher of Inky Winky Spider pre-school books, Maura is an author, Huffington Post contributor, video blogger and a founder of The State of Happiness Talk Radio Show in Florida.