{"product_id":"9781788406154","title":"Killing Maradona : How cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Arrowsmith, David \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: sport\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Octopus Publishing Group (Cassell) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e240 x 165 x 33 | 560g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the barrios of Buenos Aires became entangled in a dark web of criminal influence and personal demons. From the Cali Cartel's attempts to lure him into the drug trade, to the Camorra's grip on his life in Naples; from clashes with the Italian government to Pablo Escobar's sinister hospitality, Maradona's life was a battleground far beyond football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Battling addiction, betrayal, and exploitation, Maradona's story is one of genius corrupted - a man caught between adulation and self-destruction, whose medical neglect and FBI scrutiny culminated in a tragic end. Marking the 40th anniversary of Argentina's legendary 1986 World Cup victory, Killing Maradona is a searing investigation into the forces that destroyed football's first 'Golden Boy.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097646489936,"sku":"9781788406154","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781788406154.jpg?v=1780419717","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781788406154","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}