The definitive account of the world-shaping rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and their ongoing competition to be the greatest football player of all time
PRAISE FOR LA ROJA: A JOURNEY THROUGH SPANISH FOOTBALL
'There is so much people don't know about Spain and Spanish football, and that is not a bad thing for as long as a complete writer like Jimmy Burns brings his unique vision to it. La Roja fills a hole in the knowledge of both Spain and Spanish football, as it goes beyond the football to explain a country, a society and its transformation through, thanks to and despite the beautiful game' Guillem Balague, author of Sunday Times bestselling Brave New World: Inside Pochettino's Spurs
PRAISE FOR MARADONA: THE HAND OF GOD
'Those who have an interest in the sociology of football, in modern Argentina and in the "story behind the headlines" will admire Burns' disturbing book which easily transcends the normal confines of sports journalism' The Economist
'Burns tells the story of Maradona with much skill and verve . . . the seamy backstairs politics of international football have never been more tellingly exposed' Financial Times
'Jimmy Burns is incapable of writing boringly' Irish Times
PRAISE FOR BARCELONA: A PEOPLE'S PASSION
'Burns' strength lies not just in his compulsive, well-told story of the club's evolution, but his notable grasp of Catalan history' Sunday Times
'FC Catalonia could scarcely have wished for a more thorough but sympathetic chronicler' Sunday Telegraph
