Killing Maradona: How Cocaine, the Camora and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:CassellISBN-13:9781788406154ISBN-10:178840615XUPC:9781788406154Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Sports, Criminals & Outlaws, SoccerSize:9.41 x 6.39 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.558Product ID:SC94MZAWN9
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of soccer's most gifted and controversial legend. Maradona was soccer's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the barrios of Buenos Aires became entangled in a dark web of criminal influence and personal demons. From the Cali Cartel's attempts to lure him into the drug trade, to the Camorra's grip on his life in Naples; from clashes with the Italian government to Pablo Escobar's sinister hospitality, Maradona's life was a battleground far beyond soccer. Battling addiction, betrayal, and exploitation, Maradona's story is one of genius corrupted - a man caught between adulation and self-destruction, whose medical neglect and FBI scrutiny culminated in a tragic end. Marking the 40th anniversary of Argentina's legendary 1986 World Cup victory, Killing Maradona is a searing investigation into the forces that destroyed soccer's first 'Golden Boy.'
Languages:EnglishPublisher:CassellISBN-13:9781788406154ISBN-10:178840615XUPC:9781788406154Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Sports, Criminals & Outlaws, SoccerSize:9.41 x 6.39 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.558Product ID:SC94MZAWN9
David Arrowsmith was the Director of Development at leading UK factual TV producer Zig Zag Productions. He has worked in television for over 20 years - developing unscripted ideas and acting as Executive Producer on key projects for companies such as October Films, DSP, Channel 5, Granada Television, and the BBC. He is passionate about history, and just some of his key commissions include '1966: Who Stole the World Cup?', 'Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty', '8 Days That Made Rome', and 'Adolf & Eva: Love & War'. He was also involved in the development of the award-winning, Nobel Peace Prize-nominated documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields'. David was born and raised in London but is proudly half-Colombian. In fact, he is the great-grandson of a former president and directly descended from four more. He has played soccer for over 35 years and has no plans to stop just yet.
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