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Messi - 2013 Edition : The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend by Luca Caioli (2012, Trade Paperback)
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El Pibe de Oro. The Golden Boy. Diego Maradonas unwaning shadow looms large over world football. But you can never be sure that potential will be fulfilled. Aged only 22, he shows a degree of maturity rarely seen on the soccer pitch.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIcon Books, The Limited
ISBN-101906850399
ISBN-139781906850395
eBay Product ID (ePID)110817924
Product Key Features
Book TitleMessi-2013 Edition : the inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSoccer
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorLuca Caioli
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight86.8 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.334092
SynopsisEl Pibe de Oro. The Golden Boy. Diego Maradona's unwaning shadow looms large over world football. In 2007 the brilliant Argentine chose Lionel Messi as his successor to the famous No. 10 shirt. But you can never be sure that potential will be fulfilled. Three years later, Messi - El Pulga, the Flea - is a European Champion, Olympic Gold Medallist, the most naturally gifted footballer on the planet and a hero to millions of fans across the globe. Champions, reporters and coaches blunder time and time again in their haste to find superstars. This time they got it right. Aged only 22, he shows a degree of maturity rarely seen on the soccer pitch. Yet underneath the layers of footballing brilliance, he is still the shy boy who describes his Maradona moment with disarming simplicity: 'I saw the gap and I went for it.' Transcending both club and country, he is a sporting god who prefers homemade cookies to brand name perfumes. Author Luca Caioli draws on exceptional testimonies. Messi's parents, Celia and Jorge, his bother Rodrigo and his uncles and aunts; his coaches at Grandoli and Newell's Old Boys; Charly Rexach, Alex García, Frank Rjikaard, Gianluca Zambrotta from Barcelona; Hugo Tocalli, Pancho Ferrero, el Coco Basile, Roberto Perfumo from Argentina. And to conclude, Leo Messi himself sizes up his life so far., Wholy revised and updated edition of his rise to the top of the game. Luca Caioli draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi's story: his parents and extended family; his coaches at Grandoli and Newell's Old Boys; Rjikaard and Zambrotta from Barcelona; Jorge Valdano and many others from Argentina, Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta and ex-Chelsea defender Asier del Horno. In the final chapter Messi himself sizes up his life so far.
LC Classification NumberGV942.7
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