Pope Francis: The Pope Who Loves Soccer

by Michael Part, Y. Ginsberg (Editor)

While joining his fellow Cardinals in the Vatican to elect a new Pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Cardinal from Buenos Aires, Argentina, goes back in time to his childhood neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is the heartfelt story of a boy with a passion for music and the beautiful game. Young Jorges values were forged in the neighborhood soccer park, and by his family and his grandmother who loved him and inspired him. Jorge was a boy whose care and compassion for every human being took him from the streets of Buenos Aires to become Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church. This is also the tale of 1946, an amazing Championship year for Jorge s beloved soccer club, San Lorenzo. It is a year where he never missed a game, and the one game he will never forget.

140 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 2013

About the author

Writing professionally since age 18, wrote for the LA Free Press, National Lampoon, Disney, Fox, Warners, ABC TV, etc. Wrote the comic book "Out For Blood" and author of 20 books including the bestselling soccer bio for kids, "The Flea The Amazing Story of Leo Messi". The first 3 books in his Gen Z Action-Adventure series of novels, "HOPE: Heroes of Planet Earth Black Hole, Book 2 Ghost Beach and Book 3 Tiger's Tattoo" are all out NOW! Member of WGA and SFWA.

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

glorious

however a little too much pope and a little too little futbol

[Eric Gusmão · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muito bom.

[Luann · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick and enjoyable read about Pope Francis as a boy and now.

[Diego · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante, da el lado humano e casi infantil de un gran lider. Todos podemos tener pasiones, hasta los Papas.