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Who's better: Ronaldo or Messi? Ask any fan and they'll have an opinion. For the best part of the last decade soccer has seen a personal rivalry unlike any seen before. Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive story, from children kicking a ball halfway around the world from each other to their era-defining battle to be number one. One the preening Adonis, a precision physical machine who blows teams away with his pace and power. The other a shuffling genius, able to do things with a ball that seem otherworldly. Their differences seem to tap into something fundamental about the sport and indeed about life. Between them they have scored over 1,000 goals, won the Ballon d'Or nine times and redefined modern soccer. For the past eight seasons they have shared the accolade of best soccer player in the world and arguments rage over which one deserves the title of greatest player of all time. Cristiano & Leo by Spanish and South American soccer expert and journalist Jimmy Burns is the essential book to understand the defining players of a generation.
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Jimmy Burns studied in London and Lancashire, worked in Portugal, Spain, and Buenos Aires and is an award winning journalist and author, who wrote the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: A Biography of Diego Maradona, La Roja, Barça, and When Beckham Went to Spain.
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“Steeped in Spanish soccer and Spanish history all his life, Burns is the perfect person to write this book.” —Washington Post Book World on La Roja
“La Roja succeeds because it is a history lesson focused on more than names and dates. . . . Without a doubt, La Roja is an essential contribution to the historiography of Spanish football.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"A wonderfully enjoyable read. . . . Burns is a most entertaining guide." —Goal, the New York Times Soccer blog on La Roja
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- PublisherMacmillan UK
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1509849130
- ISBN 13 9781509849130
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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