Jimmy Burns Bücher

Who's better: Ronaldo or Messi? Ask any fan and they'll have an opinion. For the best part of the last decade soccer has seen a personal rivalry unlike any seen before. Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive story, from children kicking a ball halfway around the world from each other to their era-defining battle to be number one. One the preening Adonis, a precision physical machine who blows teams away with his pace and power. The other a shuffling genius, able to do things with a ball that seem otherworldly. Their differences seem to tap into something fundamental about the sport and indeed about life. Between them they have scored over 1,000 goals, won the Ballon d'Or nine times and redefined modern soccer. For the past eight seasons they have shared the accolade of best soccer player in the world and arguments rage over which one deserves the title of greatest player of all time. Cristiano & Leo by Spanish and South American soccer expert and journalist Jimmy Burns is the essential book to understand the defining players of a generation.

The story of FC Barcelona, written by the author of the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona and updated with a new preface

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.

David Beckham made transfer history by moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid. For Beckham, the boy who had devoted his professional life to Manchester United, where he became a global celebrity, the move to Spain represented the biggest challenge of his career. Real Madrid was proud of its tradition as the most successful football club ever-an institution whose influence in Spain was huge and whose trophy record was unrivaled around the world. Beckham had to prove that he was more than just a brand to Real Madrid's supporters, that he was a player worthy of a team that had gathered the leading stars from across the globe, that he understood what it meant to play football in Spain.A must-read not just for Beckham fans, but for those with a broader interest in Spain and its people, this book is an original and illuminating account of one of the most fascinating cultural and social encounters of our time.

Aktualizované vydanie po futbalistovej smrti v roku 2020, doplnené o nový materiál. Ak náhodou patríte k ľuďom, ktorí sa domnievajú, že Diego Maradona nebol ničím viac než len nadaným futbalistom, prečítajte si niektoré novinové titulky, ktoré priniesli správu, že 25. novembra 2020 zomrel. Narodil sa do chudobných pomerov, vďaka božskému futbalovému talentu sa mu však podarilo prekonať nepriazeň osudu a stať sa najlepším futbalistom na svete vo svojej dobe. Počas svojho turbulentného života a rovnako divokej kariéry hrával za najlepšie kluby v Južnej Amerike a Európe. V Neapole sa z neho stal uctievaný idol. A potom, čo Argentínu priviedol v roku 1986 k víťazstvu na Svetovom pohári v Mexiku, sa z neho v rodnej krajine stala nehynúca legenda.