TOTTENHAM star Dele Alli appears in graphic novel with Spurs legend Ledley King – illustrated by British Marvel Comics artist John McCrae.
Alli appears in the story which is based around Sivan Sherabayani, who started his career at Kicks as a youngster before turning into a volunteer coach, to then becoming a qualified FA coach.
The comic was created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Premier League Kicks, a community coaching scheme for 11-16 year olds which helps over 180,000 youngsters worldwide.
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Sherabayani, 24, joined the community a decade ago as a participant and then became a voluntary coach which opened the door for him to become a fully qualified coach.
Since working as a voluntary coach he earned a FA Level 1 qualification and Sherabayani now runs SoccerDays, a coaching school of his own for 2-7 year olds.
Alli, who presented Sivan with his Premier League Kicks Heroes personalised comic strip, stressed the importance of these programmes for youngsters.
He said: “A programme likes this is massive for this area.
“Not only does it gives the kids a safe environment to come and work with some top coaches, it also sets them up for the future and gives them a lot of opportunities to have a career.
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"It gets the kids off the street.
"You never know what they could be doing nowadays so it's important that they are here in a safe place where they are with their friends."
In the part of the comic Alli appears in it, it begins with Sherabayani, as a coach, saying: "Football can change your life Jordan. That's what happened to Dele.
To which Alli responded with: "Thanks to guys like him [Sherabayani].
"Are you going to sign up and things happen for yourself?"
To which the adoring kids respond with: "Definitely!"
Whilst King appears earlier on in the comic, with Sherabayani turning up to the 'cage' as a youngster to play football at Premier League Kicks and to his surprise, as a Spurs fan, the towering retired defender was stood there.
His prescience inspired Sherabayani to push on, work hard and keep attending the coaching school.
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