Download or read book Maradona written by Diego Armando Maradona and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argentina history book about the controversial Diego Maradona A soccer biography for kids Follows the author’s journey from childhood to 1994 “Sometimes I think that my whole life is on film, that my whole life is in print. But it’s not like that. There are things which are only in my heart—that no one knows. At last I have decided to tell everything.” —Diego Maradona Diego Maradona went from a poor boy in a Buenos Aires shanty town to a genius with the soccer ball. He kicked his way to the top of South American, European, and world soccer, but his battles with the many pressures of life inside and outside the game consistently threatened to tear his legend and his spirit down. He is one of many famous soccer players, but one of only a few to write their own soccer autobiography. Villain or hero, one thing about Maradona is clear: he was the best soccer player of his generation and possibly of all time. He has never shared his remarkable story in his own words—until this autobiography. From his poverty-stricken origins to his greatest successes on the field, Maradona remembers, with frankness and insight, the most impactful moments of his life. These include the pressures of being a child prodigy, the infamous semi-final game against England in the 1986 World Cup, an amazing turn-around and the dream-turned-sour at Napoli, and the disgrace and shame of his positive drug test at USA 1994. In this brutally honest autobiography, readers glimpse the inner thoughts of one of the most controversial, talented, and complex professional athletes of the times. He was a man divided between the demands of his corporate club bosses, the media, the fans, and his own tempestuous personal life. With a new epilogue that updates Maradona’s amazing story and includes over 80 delightful photographs, Maradona is a confessional, a revelation, an apology, and a celebration.

Download or read book Hand of God written by Jimmy Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1997-05-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biography of Diego Maradona, one of the world's most controversial and flamboyant sportsmen, arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During his tempestuous career he has played for top clubs in South America and Europe, and has been a central figure in four World Cups. With the fortunes he has earned from sponsorship and transfer deals, he has personified football, both as popular sport and big business.

Download or read book Life and Times of Diego Maradona written by Alex Gill and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diego Armando Maradona, (conceived October 30, 1960, Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina-kicked the bucket November 25, 2020, Tigre, Buenos Aires), Argentine football (soccer) player who is commonly viewed as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the best ever. Prestigious for his capacity to control the ball and make scoring open doors for himself as well as other people, he drove club groups to titles in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he featured on the Argentine public group that won the 1986 World Cup.Superb spilling activity, ground-breaking help, exact passes and amazing footwork made Diego Mardona ascend to the positions, inside a brief period, to turn into the best football player, all things considered. Argentina's public saint and pride, this especially capable youngster was destined to play the game. Accordingly, in spite of coming from a modest foundation with absence of monetary soundness, he advanced toward the football field at ten years old and made his expert presentation by 16. His conservative body and extraordinary actual strength gave him the edge over different players and helped him make the apex of progress. In a profession traversing more than 21 years, he rose from being an unpracticed club player to the most pinned for soccer player. He scored 34 objectives in 91 global appearances. It was through his sheer showcase of brightness on the field that he was granted FIFA Player of the twentieth Century grant. He is the main player to seem multiple times as the commander of a World Cup group, which in itself is a World Cup record. To find out about his life, playing career and achievements, get yourself a copy of this book.

Download or read book Maradona written by Guillem Balague and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MARADONA is the definitive new biography of a true global icon, from world-renowned football writer and journalist Guillem Balagué. Diego Armando Maradona was widely acclaimed as a genius. One of the greatest footballers of all time, he was also one of the most controversial. In an international career with Argentina he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals and played in four FIFA World Cups. With his unforgettable 'hand of God' goal and unsurpassed second one in the 1986 quarter-final against England, he captained his nation and led them to victory over West Germany in the final in Mexico. His vision, passing, ball control and dribbling skills, and his presence and leadership on the field, often electrified his own team's overall performance. Maradona's club career included dazzling spells in his own country at Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys, and in Europe with Barcelona, Napoli and Sevilla. Yet his life was one of relentless media attention, including tales of drug abuse and constant health issues. Based on in-depth interviews and first-hand stories, Guillem Balagué's masterly biography represents a psychological and sociological approach to the legend. This journey of exploration takes Guillem to Argentina, Spain, Italy and Dubai. Along the way, he asks what fosters such adulation, and how this adoration engendered a self-destructive personality. Even after his untimely death in 2020, Maradona continues to fascinate: his divine status seemingly preserved for ever.

Download or read book El Diego written by Diego Maradona and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diego Armando Maradona: hero or villain?One thing is certain: he was the greatest footballer of his generation - and perhaps of all time. A poor boy from a Buenos Aires shanty-town, his genius with a ball took him to the heights of European and world fo

Download or read book Touched by God written by Diego Armando Maradona and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the most remarkable—and controversial—World Cup triumph in history, told in a long-awaited firsthand account from Diego Maradona, its most legendary player. “This is Diego Armando Maradona speaking, the man who scored two goals against England and one of the few Argentines who knows how much the World Cup actually weighs” In June 1986, Diego Maradona—one of soccer’s greatest and most polarizing figures—proudly hoisted the World Cup above his head. Since then, Argentina’s World Cup victory has become the stuff of legend, particularly their infamous victory over England—only four years after the country’s defeat in the Falklands War—which featured arguably the best goal in history (Maradona’s “Goal of the Century”) and the worst (the notorious “Hand of God”). But Argentina’s victory came after months of struggle and discord within the team, including the Argentine government’s attempt to remove the team’s management, a lack of equipment that forced the players to buy their own uniforms, and an argument that caused the team’s captain to quit on the eve of the tournament. Now, thirty years after Argentina’s magical victory, Maradona tells his side of the story, vividly recounting how he led the team to win one of the greatest World Cup triumphs of all time.

Download or read book FAME Diego Maradona The Hand of God written by Michael L. Frizell and published by Bluewater Productions. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans call the game “soccer,” while the rest of the world dubs it “football.” Whatever it’s called, fans know the name while former and current players whisper it in respect for the man many consider to be the best player in world. Diego Maradona’s career was formed while he was only a child kicking a ball in the slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina, but he became a legend during the World Cup tournament in 1986 and named FIFA Player of the 20th Century alongside his childhood hero, the remarkable Pelé. His storied career is chronicled in this latest illustrated biography.

Download or read book Diego Maradona The Last Interview written by Melville House and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of provocative, moving and illuminating interviews with (arguably) the greatest soccer player ever... Diego Armando Maradona’s death on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, was a death that had been foretold many times. Even when he was alive accounts of his life had a tragic register, of the kid from the slums whose magical talent on the soccer field was squandered by drug addiction. But his death allowed millions of people to ponder both the tragedy and triumph of his life, of a man who was arguably the world’s greatest soccer player, who was also a champion for the world’s poor. Adorned in the talismanic number 10 shirt that Maradona made his own while playing Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli and Argentina, hundreds of thousands flocked to the presidential palace in Buenos Aires to pay their last respects; millions around the world were similarly moved, creating makeshift altars and murals in his honor. Vatican News called him “soccer’s poet.” The interviews collected in Diego Maradona: The Last Interview span the breadth of his life and career as a player, coach, and public figure, providing a panoramic and extremely candid accounting of his rollercoaster life, many translated into English for the first time. Included in the book are encounters with Pele and Gary Lineker, who Maradona played against in the 1986 England-Argentina game that sent shockwaves around the world. The book also features his reflections on his stuggles with drug addiction, the highs and low of his experience playing for Napoli, his strong views on Lionel Messi, the governance of world soccer, and his worries about the impact of Covid on the world's poor. Maradona: The Last Interview is a fitting tribute to a complicated and brilliant soccer player who moved the world and changed the game of soccer forever. Introduction by Roger Bennett, the co-host of Peacock's Men in Blazers show

Download or read book Hand of God written by Jimmy Burns and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story moves from the slums of Buenos Aires, where Maradona was born in 1960, to the stadiums of the United States, where he was 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 examination of a complex sporting genius offers insight into a world of exploitation, corruption, and intrigue.

Download or read book Maradona written by Jimmy Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The definitive work on Diego Maradona' The 42 'One of football's greatest stories ... this is the best football book in ages' Goal 'A modern footballing classic' FHM _________________________ Anyone doubting that Diego Maradona was more than just a football player had only to witness the outpourings after his death on November 25th 2020. During his tempestuous life and career, he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, notably Napoli where he became an adored hero and adopted son, and grew to be a legend in his homeland of Argentina after leading them to victory in the 1986 World Cup. Having gained access to his inner circle, Jimmy Burns traces Maradona's life from the slums of Buenos Aires, where he was born, through his great years of triumph, to the United States from where, in 1994, he was ignobly expelled after undergoing a positive drugs test. He also tells of his failed attempt to bring further glory to Argentina as coach in the 2010 World Cup, and ultimately, his tragic decline and recent death. Widely regarded as the best and most revealing account of the highs, lows, genius and flaws of arguably the greatest footballer of all time, this biography inspired Asif Kapadia's award-winning 2019 film Diego Maradona. _________________________ 'Excellent and well-researched' Sunday Times 'I finished it thinking how great it would be to make something on Diego Maradona one day' Asif Kapadia, director of Diego Maradona

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Download or read book The Untold Story of the Great Diego Maradona written by Santiago J Mateo and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-28 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE GREAT DIEGO MARADONAThe legendary football great Diego Maradona is arguably one of the greatest football players to grace the game of footballDiego Maradona, in full Diego Armando Maradona, (was born on October 30, 1960, Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina, he died on November 25, 2020, Tigre, Buenos Aires), Argentine football (soccer) football player who is generally considered as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the best of all time. Renowned for his capability to control the ball and create scoring opportunities both for himself and others, he led football club to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and also starred on the Argentine national team that lifted the 1986 World Cup.From his poverty-stricken origins to his extraordinary successes on the field, Maradona remembers with truth and insight, the most impactful moments of his amazing life. These consists of the pressures of being a little child prodigy, the terrific semi-final game in opposition of England in the 1986 World Cup, a memorable turn-around and the dream-turned-sour at Napoli, and the shame and disgrace of his positive drug check at USA 1994. In this brutally truthful autobiography, readers glimpse the inner ideas of one of the most controversial, talented, and complicated professional athletes of the times. He was a man divided between the needs of his corporate club bosses, the media, fans, and his very own tempestuous private life.Buy now to learn more about a legend!