Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup

Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup

The long-awaited firsthand account of the most remarkableâ€”and controversialâ€”World Cup triumph in history, from the legendary player who made it that way
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â€œThis is Diego Armando Maradona speaking, the man who scored two goals against England and one of the few Argentines who knows how much the World Cup actually weighsâ€
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In June 1986, Diego Maradonaâ€”one of soccerâ€™s greatest and most polarizing figuresâ€”proudly hoisted the World Cup above his head. Since then, Argentinaâ€™s World Cup victory has become the stuff of legend, particularly their infamous victory over Englandâ€”only four years after the countryâ€™s defeat in the Falklands Warâ€”which featured arguably the best goal in history (Maradonaâ€™s â€œGoal of the Centuryâ€) and the worst (the notorious â€œHand of Godâ€). But Argentinaâ€™s victory came after months of struggle and discord within the team, including the Argentine governmentâ€™s attempt to remove the teamâ€™s management, a lack of equipment that forced the players to buy their own uniforms, and an argument that caused the teamâ€™s captain to quit on the eve of the tournament. Now, thirty years after Argentinaâ€™s magical victory, Maradona tells his side of the story, vividly recounting how he led the team to win one of the greatest World Cup triumphs of all time.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-05-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143129769

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2017-05-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143129769

Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup

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