David Arrowsmith Killing Maradona (Hardback)

Killing MaradonaDavid ArrowsmithLabel: CassellDescription: 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.'