Football is not about life or death – it is far more important!


Jake, Nick, Peter, and the rest of the players in FC Mezzi are now in the best league. The speed is fast, the tackles are rougher, and the matches seem more difficult than before. On top of that, Nick and Zlatan are fighting, and if they do not play like a team, they have no chance of winning the league. Can Jake, the captain, do anything about it? And what about Ursula and Zlatan? Are they a couple?

Daniel Zimakoff was born in 1956 and he is an educated librarian. Since his debut in 1980 he has written a long line of children‘s books and he has even received the Children‘s Book Award from the ministry of culture.

Football is not about life or death – it is far more important!

Jake and his friends have formed their own team, FC Mezzi. We follow their training matches, tournaments and old and new friendships. There is even a little bit about love.

This series is all about having fun with the game!