Books by John Ludden
Once Upon a Time in Naples
by John Ludden
Many of the greatest players—Ronaldo, Messi, Zidane, di Stefano, Cruyff, Ronaldinho—end up at Barcelona or Real Madrid for the crowning moments of their club careers. Maradona had to leave Barcelona under a cloud. He moved to lowly Napoli and turned them into Italian and Uefa Cup champions. No one else could have done it. This book charts his story there—the football, the deification, the drugs and the mafia. The prequel to this story is The Journey: Maradona, the Generals and the Road to Naples.
