Summary
The definitive biography of the greatest footballer that ever lived.
“Better than Pele” - Diego Maradona “One of the greatest footballers ever.” - Sir Alex Ferguson
Pele, Best and Maradona - everyone has heard of them, but to the true football cognoscenti, Alfredo Di Stefano, the magician behind Real Madrid’s five European Cups in a row, is the greatest of them all.
Over 20 years, Di Stefano was the guiding force behind three teams in three countries: at River Plate in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091958565 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091958563 |
| Author: | Ian Hawkey |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Meticulously researched … incredible.” – Express
A captivating book on a pioneering footballer. Read it. * FourFourTwo *
Meticulously researched…incredible * Express *
A book bursting with telling anecdote… a fully rounded, highly accomplished portrait * WSC *
Ian Hawkey, casts an expert eye over the life and career of Real Madrid’s original galactico, his experience of the politics of Franco’s Spain, and tells the complete story of Spain’s original footballing icon * GQ *
People argue between Pele or Maradona. Di Stéfano is the best, much more complete. – Pelé
The most complete footballer in the history of the game – Eusébio
Maybe the greatest player I have ever seen – Bobby Charlton
The greatest of the greats – Michel Platini
About The Author
Ian Hawkey
Ian Hawkey writes for The Sunday Times, for whom he was European Football Correspondent, based in Spain, until 2012. His first book, Feet of the Chameleon, The Story of African Football, won the National Sports Council’s Football Book of the Year award and was short-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.
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