Mike Jefferies

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Born in Liverpool, Mike Jefferies is a British screenwriter and film producer.

Jefferies founded the highly successful media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Export in 1998.

In 2000 Jefferies moved to Los Angeles where he founded and subsequently sold the B2B media group Line 56

In 2002 he moved into the world of feature film writing and producing, beginning with the highly acclaimed soccer trilogy Goal!

Jefferies co-wrote the three screenplays for Goal! with Adrian Butchart and contributions from veteran British writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and Terry Loane . The story of a young illegal immigrant, rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players was released by Disney and has been shown in 38 countries worldwide.

Jefferies was again one of the writers on the second part of the trilogy, Goal! 2: Living the Dream..., which is due for release in the USA in Summer 2008.

Jefferies also co-wrote part three of the trilogy Goal! 3 with Piers Ashworth

Jefferies Produced all three films with Matt Barrelle

In September 2004 Jefferies tried to acquire Liverpool Football Club with former Miramax Executive Stuart Ford.

Jefferies next film project is Jesse a biopic about the legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens starring Anthony Mackie co written with Malcolm Clarke and Exec produced with Matt Barrelle