Maradona

If [those interviewed in this book] are my friends, I prefer to have enemies – Diego Maradona
Burns’ forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius * Time Out *
An excellent book … The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed * Financial Times *
The Hand of God is illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy * Irish Times *
Maradona’s life is one of grotesque farce … Gazza’s career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias * Peter Davies, author of All Played Out *
A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating * Daily Mail *
Excellent and well-researched * Sunday Times *
Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic * FHM *
I finished it thinking how great it would be to make something on Diego Maradona – Asif Kapadia, director of the award-winning film Diego Maradona
Love or hate the man, his is one of football’s greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages * Goal *
The definitive work on Diego Maradona * The 42 *
A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace * Daily Mirror *
Shows that Maradona has got a lot of soul – Noal Gallagher, Oasis

Jimmy Burns is a prize-winning author and journalist. Among his books are The Land that Lost its Heroes (winner of the Somerset Maugham prize for nonfiction), Barça: A People’s Passion, Papa Spy, La Roja, Pope of Good Promise, and Cristiano & Leo. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

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