Richard Williams, author of The Perfect 10, tagged his five favorite books about soccer at the Guardian. One title on the list:Jimmy Burns’s newly published Cristiano and Leo examines the parallel rise of the two players, Portugal’s Ronaldo and Argentina’s Messi, who have spent the last decade and a half vying for the title of the world’s best player; now, as they approach their years of inevitable decline, each fancies emulating Diego Maradona’s career defining feat of winning the 1986 tournament virtually single-handed.Read about another entry on the list.
--Marshal Zeringue
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