When Manchester City's owners appointed Roberto Mancini in late 2009, the message was clear: this was the man who would overtake the Blues' illustrious neighbours and restore the club to the pinnacle of English football. The former Italy playmaker swiftly repaid their faith, following up an FA Cup t[...]
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior is the new global football superstar, already acclaimed as 'the next Pele'. He is the player everyone wants to watch in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, his home country. With Santos, the team where Pele played, he has reached three national Championships and has twice be[...]
Mario Balotelli has a reputation like no other in football. Since exploding on to the scene at Inter Milan in 2007, he has won league titles in both Italy and England, moving between Europe's elite clubs. Yet for all his undoubted talent, he is better known for his off-field antics - not least his [...]
Fernando Torres, one of the world's most exciting young footballers, is revered by players, coaches and managers, adored in his homeland and idolised by 42 million Liverpool fans across the world. This title tells the story of the boy.[...]
From the author of the bestselling Torres and Messi, a revealing new biography of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. When a young Portuguese player with sublime abilities arrived at Manchester United in 2003, Alex Ferguson put the no. 7 shirt - once worn by Best, Cantona and Beckham - on his back with[...]
El 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 [...]
When Manchester City's owners appointed Roberto Mancini in late 2009, the message was clear: this was the man who would overtake the Blues' illustrious neighbours and restore the club to the pinnacle of English football. The former Italy playmaker swiftly repaid their faith, following up an FA Cup t[...]
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of football's all-time greats: a FIFA Ballon d'Or winner with pace, trickery and extraordinary goalscoring ability. Driven by an insatiable desire to be the best he possibly can, he has inspired first Manchester United and then Real Madrid to some of the proudest achievement[...]
Lionel Messi, Neymar Junior and Cristiano Ronaldo have risen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to rank among the most exciting talents football has ever seen. Now Luca Caioli, author of biographies Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar, asks: 'Who is the greatest of them all?' Comparing t[...]
Neymar is the youngest Brazilian ever to reach 35 international goals and time is on his side as he closes in on Pele's long-standing record of 77. The Barcelona wunderkind has already scored more times for Brazil by the age of 22 than Rivaldo or Jairzinho did in their entire careers. Luca Caioli, [...]
Lionel Messi is a mesmerising talent who has continued to astound the world of football ever since assuming his role at the heart of a star-studded Barcelona side in 2004. Overcoming a career-threatening growth hormone deficiency, he has won almost everything there is to win, including an unpreceden[...]
Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout the world for his devastating ability and his carefully crafted image. A two-time Ballon d'Or winner with his own fashion label, he is every inch the modern superstar, but behind the glamour lies one of the most dedicated athletes the sport has ever known. Luca[...]
Barcelona has long been regarded as a home of beautiful football. In July 2014, already boasting Lionel Messi and Neymar, Barca paid more than GBP70m to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool to complete a forward line that was undeniably special, even by their own high standards. They had taken greatly d[...]
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior is the new global football superstar, already acclaimed as 'the next Pele'. With Santos, the team where Pele played, he reached three national Championships and was twice elected the best player in South America. With Barcelona, who signed him for 57 million euros, he h[...]
Dette er historien om gutten som ikke kunne vokse, men likevel ble verdens største. Boka er fylt med intervjuer med Messi, familiemedlemmer, venner, lagkamerater, motstandere og trenere, som forteller om en beskjeden gutt som til tross for suksessen har bevart sin ydmykhet og begeistring for fotbal[...]
Gullgutt kommer helt tett på en av de beste fotballspillerne noensinne, portugiseren Cristiano Ronaldo. I boka er det eksklusive intervjuer med Ronaldos familie og gamle trenere, som forteller historien om oppveksten hans på Madeira, hvor han allerede som gutt har en drøm om å bli profesjonell f[...]
Cristiano Ronaldo voksede op i fattigdom. Hans alkoholiserede far døde, da Cristiano var en lille dreng.[...]
Cristiano Ronaldo voksede op i fattigdom. Hans alkoholiserede far døde, da Cristiano var en lille dreng.[...]
Argentiinalainen Lionel Messi on kiistatta sukupolvensa suurin jalkapallosensaatio. Maailman parhaaksi jalkapalloilijaksi Messi on valittu vuosina 2009, 2010 ja 2011. Pienikokoinen virtuoosi näyttää olevan kentällä täysin pitelemätön.Nuoren supertähden tiestä jalkapallomaailman huipulle ke[...]
Kun Real Madrid vuonna 2009 osti Cristiano Ronaldon riveihinsä huimalla 80 miljoonan punnan kauppahinnalla, sinetöityi portugalilaisen virtuoosin asema yhtenä sukupolvensa arvostetuimmista pelaajista.Molempijalkainen laitahyökkääjä voi pelata kummassa laidassa tahansa. Hänen on mitattu potka[...]
Ihmiset ovat luonnostaan ja välttämättä sosiaalisia, mutta sosiaalisuuden muodot vaihtelevat eri aikoina ja eri paikoissa. Sosiaalisen toiminnan perusta -teoksessa osoitetaan, kuinka monin tavoin inhimillinen toiminta, yhteisöllisyys ja hyvinvointi ovat sidoksissa sosiaalisuuteen ja kasvavat si[...]