Killing Maradona – How cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent

Killing Maradona – How cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talentMaradona was football's ultimate genius a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pel. 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

Includes comprehensive records of the date

Beckham and Rooney

Size: 166mm x 239mm – 248 pages

the game itself is just one part of the story

Paul's story offers a unique insight into what it was like to grow up in a 'special school' in the unenlightened 1970s

a 17-year-old Jew

Sephton tells his unique story of encounters with great managers and legendary players during the many glory days at the club

Fast-forward to 2023

Size: 188mm x 248mm – 248 pages

Explores the fluctuating fortunes of Sunderland in the late 1970s

plus 'David and Goliath' battles

this remarkable book is a refreshing and entertaining look at how the life and times of our greatest footballer is the story of modern Ireland itself