About the Author:
Diego Maradona was born in 1961, in Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players in history. He played on Argentina’s national team in four World Cups, as well as for Argentinos Juniors, Boca, Barcelona, Naples, Seville, and Newell’s Old Boys. Maradona lives in Dubai, where he manages Al Wasl Football Club.
Daniel Arcucci is a journalist who has covered soccer in Argentina for over three decades. He first met Diego Maradona in 1985 and has interviewed him more than 150 times since, including when he covered the 1986 World Cup.
Review:
“[Maradona] is an exuberant narrator, bursting with telling details.” —Simon Kuper, Financial Times
“Touched by God is a conversational book.... filled with fascinating details about the ’86 World Cup.” —James Zug, The Wall Street Journal
“[Maradona] pulls no punches.... The result is a rollicking book festooned with vicious critiques and frontal attacks. Many readers will appreciate a soccer memoir that throws elbows rather than blowing kisses.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Diego Maradona's retelling of Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory is a quixotic joy." —Noel Baker, The Irish Examiner
“The book’s greatest strength is that it feels unmistakably like 1986 all over again. It is rough-edged in parts but I loved every page.” —Brendan Crossan, The Irish News
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