'Operatically emotional...exceptionally vivid' Martin Amis, Guardian

Celebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers.

Diego Maradona. 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 football, and his struggle with the pressures of life inside and outside the game pulled him right back down again.

Following his sad passing, read the true story of Maradona's life in his own words.

'A revealing autobiography of a footballing genius' Sunday Times

One of the world's greatest footballers finally tells his story in his own words

About the Author
Translator MARCELA MORA Y ARAUJO works as a journalist, writer and producer specializing in Argentinian football.

Reviews
"This is an operatically emotional book, and also an exceptionally vivid one" Martin Amis, Guardian "A revealing autobiography of a footballing genius" Sunday Times Sports Book of the Week "El Diego illustrates the man's simple, unadulterated love for the game, for the pure unsullied act of taking a football and making it dance to his exuberant tunes. It's a love story, without a happy ending, stopping when he walks off the pitch for the last time" Scotsman "It is the autobiography of a footballer, not a celebrity who played football - Maradona's is a turbulent love story about his passion for the game" The Times "Let's say it now, the real reason you want to read a book written by Diego Maradona is to see whether a genius who could skip past every assailant on the planet (except the ones with a wrap of coke) can actually hold a pen, let alone string a sentence together. Thankfully he can." Arena



Book Information
ISBN 9780224071901
Author Diego Armando Maradona
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Yellow Jersey Press
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 293g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm