Local sports author, Harry Harris has published his personal perspective on Diego Maradona
The death of Diego Maradona in November 2020 shocked the football world but he left behind a unique legacy following a playing career packed with amazing moments on the pitch and controversy off it.
Award-winning football journalist Harry Harris gives his personal perspective on Maradona's life story as one of only a few British writers to have been granted access to arguably the world's greatest ever player.
He is helped by World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles who was a close friend of Diego's for most of his life having first seen the boy wonder at close quarters performing football tricks in the warm-up at an international match in 1975 before Diego became a regular in the Argentina side. Harry has captured Ossie's personal recollections of his close friend in graphic detail, and has also compiled a selection of all the worldwide tributes that poured in after his death.
As the Daily Mirror chief football writer and one of the most prominent sports journalists of his generation, Harris followed Diego's career with first-hand knowledge and experience. He was present in the Azteca stadium when Maradona scored the most controversial and then the greatest goal in World Cup history and was also at the press conference in Dallas in 1994 following a positive drug test.
Harry is one of the few global journalists afforded a one-to-one interview with Diego and he gives an account of the remarkable and incredible personal circumstances surrounding that exclusive interview.
CLICK on the link for more, on Harry Harris's book 'Red Card to Racism'
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Great turn out for the development of the new Kiki Bistro in Sunningdale replacing Pazzia with Glenn Hoddle (England, Spurs, Chelsea), Tony Woodcock (Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Cologne) and Jimmy Carter (Arsenal, Liverpool, Millwall)
attending to help local Sunningdale author Harry Harris to launch his latest book “the Greatest Goalscorers”. Laithwaites provided the champagne reception, so thanks to Paul at Virginia Water, and numerous raffle items, along with Sunningdale Dental, ( Dr Dharmesh Barot attended the popular event) with the monies raised for the charity Chain of Hope who attending with the football legends drawing their hearts to be auctioned for the charity at the Gala Ball in November. Thanks to Mark his wonderful hospitality as Kiki continues to evolve into a destination of choice for Berkshire residents.