| | | Maradona -- The Autobiography of Soccer's Greatest and Most Controversial Star |
Author: Diego Maradona
Hardcover · May 1, 2007
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
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. |  |
| Hand of God -- The Life of Diego Maradona |
Author: Jimmy Burns, John Harney
Paperback · November 2001
260 Pages
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Hand of God is the definitive biography of one of the greatest players in the history of world soccer, a man who at one time was arguably the most brilliant and most controversial figure in all of sport: Argentina's Diego Maradona.
This extraordinary story moves from the slums of Buenos Aires, where Maradona was born in 1960, to the packed stadiums of the United States, where he was ignobly expelled in 1994 after failing a drug test.
In his rise to fame - and notoriety - Maradona played for some of the world's greatest teams, leading Argentina to their second World Cup championship in 1986, and captaining Napoli to two Italian League titles. But the pressures of stardom led to a cocaine addiction that caused the charismatic and stormy footballer to womanize, associate with organized crime, and become a pawn in Argentinean political gamesmanship.
This revealing examination of a complex sporting genius offers unique insight into a sordid world of exploitation, corruption, and intrigue.
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