{"product_id":"9781788406154","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Killing Maradona : How cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent by David Arrowsmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 21\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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.    Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pel?. 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.    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.' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369167991157,"sku":"9781788406154","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788406154.jpg?v=1763552341","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781788406154","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}