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Inside Diego is an intimate portrait of the greatest footballer of
all time, from the person in football who knew him best. As Diego
Maradona's personal trainer, Fernando Signorini spent more than a
decade at the superstar's side, witnessing a dizzying array of
highs and lows, from helping Diego recuperate from a broken ankle
in 1983 to his dramatic exit from the 1994 World Cup after a failed
drugs test. Signorini offers a unique perspective on the troubled
legend, giving us the lowdown not only on Diego's evolution as an
athlete, but on Diego the human being, a far cry from the character
we saw on TV screens. He brings us the inside track on Maradona's
preparation for three World Cups: Mexico 86, Italia 90 and USA 94.
We also get an insider view on his battles with fame, drugs and
extramarital paternity, plus his time in charge of the Argentine
national team. Brimming with incredible stories and anecdotes,
Inside Diego is an intensely personal rollercoaster account of a
flawed football genius.
Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven? reveals one hundred
facts of football history and rules that are either unknown or
little known, such as why football is played eleven against eleven,
why football matches last 90 minutes, who the first coach was, how
the referee appeared, and who invented goal nets, red and yellow
cards, the penalty, and the penalty shoot-out. Included in this
book are funny and weird anecdotes, such as the case of a player
who scored a goal...without ever having stepped on the pitch,
making this book the complete resource on the beautiful game of
football. Millions of football fans will find all the answers to
any question they could possibly have-including those they may not
have thought of-in this amusing, yet informative, book by
journalist Luciano Wernicke.
Unforgettable Soccer is a fun book about soccer. Rather than
putting the magnifying glass on great champions and memorable
matches, it instead examines the more obscure tales from soccer,
rescuing incredible feats and masterful mistakes from
oblivion-incredible feats such as the soccer player who scored all
four goals in a game that ended 2-2. Or crazy stories about a
Danish referee who stopped a match to look for the dentures he had
lost. The reader will even find a story about a defender who was
reprimanded even though he was already dead! Within these pages are
entertaining stories that will seem almost too unbelievable to be
true. Written in a fun and light manner, Unforgettable Soccer tells
the soccer stories that should be told, making it a must-have for
every soccer fan. of the nature of transition in the ever-evolving
game and as a teaching tool to help their teams dominate on both
sides of the ball!
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