Killing Maradona
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Maradona was football’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 football. 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 football’s first ‘Golden Boy’.
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Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.
Maradona was football'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 football.
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 football's first 'Golden Boy.'
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| Weight | 440 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.2 × 15.2 × 2.8 cm |
| Book_author | Arrowsmith, David |
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Imprint | Cassell |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Export ed |
| Dewey | 796.334092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
