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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]