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Skyhorse Publishing > Sports - General > Maradona

$24.95 ($32.95 Canada)
320 pages
Hardcover | 6 x 9
Rights: North America
B&W Illustrations : 32
Published: July 2007
ISBN: 9781602390270

AUTHOR

Diego Maradona was voted the greatest soccer player of the twentieth century by the fans of the world in a poll conducted by FIFA. A five-time South American Player of the Year and the 1986 World Player of the Year, Maradona played in four World Cup Finals for his native Argentina, including the championship run of 1986.

Maradona

The Autobiography of Soccer's Greatest and Most Controversial Star

Diego Maradona

DESCRIPTION

Never has Diego Maradona's extraordinary story been told in his own words—until now. A poor boy from a Buenos Aires shantytown, Maradona's genius with a soccer ball took him to the heights of South American, European, and world soccer. Here the greatest player of his generation, and perhaps of all time, tells his tale: the pressures of being a child prodigy, the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup, his roller coaster seasons in Italy's top league, and the disgrace of his positive drug test at the 1994 World Cup. In this amazingly honest autobiography, he reveals the truth about his fame, his talent, and his weaknesses. It makes for dramatic reading.

MEDIA

"When it comes to soccer, Diego is the person I most admire—even more so than Pelé."
—Ronaldinho, Two-time defending FIFA World Player of the Year

"If you know the name of only one soccer legend, it's Pelé. If you know two names, the second should be Diego Maradona...Pelé may have been the better spokesman, but Maradona makes for better reading."
—Booklist