If [those interviewed in this book] are my friends, I prefer to have enemies” —Diego Maradona
“Burns' forensic skills are to the fore in this deft, perceptive study of politics, corruption, exploitation and the occasional dash of genuine sporting genius” —Time Out
“An excellent book … The seamy backstairs politics of international soccer have never been more tellingly exposed” —Financial Times
“Illuminating and atmospheric as it cuts through the web of myth, mystery and full-blooded hypocrisy” —Irish Times
“Maradona's life is one of grotesque farce ... Gazza's career compared with this looks like Emmerdale sat next to the Borgias” —Peter Davies, author of All Played Out
“A compelling cocktail of celebration and cheating” —Daily Mail
“Excellent and well-researched” —Sunday Times
“Jaw-on-the-floor fascinating. A modern footballing classic” —FHM
“I finished it thinking how great it would be to make something on Diego Maradona” —Asif Kapadia, director of the award-winning film Diego Maradona
“Love or hate the man, his is one of football's greatest stories and so this is the best football book in ages” —Goal
“The definitive work on Diego Maradona” —The 42
“A violent mix of sporting brilliance and personal disgrace” —Daily Mirror
“Shows that Maradona has got a lot of soul” —Noal Gallagher, Oasis
