"This is the first academic book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero and a political figurehead have been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated. The …
This is the first book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero, and a political figurehead has been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated. The volume loo…
Ask any football fan who's better, Ronaldo or Messi and they'll have an opinion. Football is a team game. It's virtually unheard of to have the sort of focused, one on one rivalries that dominate individual sports. But for the best part of the last decade football has seen a per…
"Ask any football fan who's better, Ronaldo or Messi and they'll have an opinion. Football is a team game. It's virtually unheard of to have the sort of focused, one on one rivalries that dominate individual sports. But for the best part of the last decade football has seen a pe…
Lionel Messi es, a pesar de su juventud, uno de los m©Łs grandes jugadores en la historia del f©ðtbol. Su lista de t©Ưtulos y trofeos es interminable. Sin embargo, este muchacho que hoy recibe elogios en varios idiomas debi©đ atravesar momentos muy dif©Ưciles para llegar a la ci…
Biography of Argentinian soccer superstar Gonzálo Higuaín.
Biography of Argentinian soccer plater Gonzalo Higuaín.
Chronicles the life of the Argentinian soccer player who began with an amateur club in Buenos Aires and moved on to a highly successful career with Real Madrid and Argentina's national team.
"Chronicles the life of the Argentinian soccer player who suffered from a growth hormone disorder as a child and relocated to Spain for treatment at age thirteen, where he began his soccer career."--Publisher description.
"Chronicles the life of the Argentinian soccer player who suffered from a growth hormone disorder as a child and relocated to Spain for treatment at age thirteen, where he began his soccer career."--Publisher description.
'Messi' is a revelaing portrait of modern football's most exciting player. Updated to include the 2011 Champions League final, when everyone, including the opposition, acknowledged the unique genius of Barcelona, with Messi its outstanding star.
A fully updated edition of Luca Cailoli's popular biography of possibly the best footballer ever.
