Once upon a Time in Naples
Language: English
Published by Parrs Wood Press, 2005
- Softcover
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- Title
- Once upon a Time in Naples
- Author
- Ludden, John.
- Publisher
- Parrs Wood Press
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1903158680
- ISBN 13
- 9781903158685
- Item weight
- 0.788 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
Before Maradona there had been nothing, just a sad history of underachievement. Many times SSC Napoli had promised much, only to fall at the last, beaten by the northern powers of Milan and Turin. Strange tales had greeted every setback and conspiracy theories raged. It was whispered that Napoli would never be allowed to win the Italian Serie A.
Well, nobody bothered to inform Maradona! For seven years he ignited Neapolitan passions and, on an unforgettable Naples May afternoon in 1987, he led them to the title. Across the city, fevered celebrations erupted... but dark clouds loomed, for theirs was a King with a crown of thorns.
With every wish there came a curse and Maradonas crazed off-field lifestyle meant it almost inevitable that the story would end in tears. In the bars and clubs of downtown Naples, where his night-time antics became the stuff of legend, Maradona mixed with members of the murderous Neapolitan Mafia, the Camorra. The gangs embraced the Argentinian as one of their own, only to spit him out with venom when it all went sour.
Once Upon A Time In Naples attempts to piece together the events of a dramatic period in this troubled citys history, where, albeit for a short time only, SSC Napoli ruled the roost. In a place where the devil would have needed a bodyguard, a kid born in a Buenos Aires slum brought heaven on earth to a people who lived only for their football team. With a ball at his feet Maradona could dance between the raindrops. It was a time like no other.
Welcome to Naples!
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About the Author
John then became fascinated by Diego Maradonas career in Naples and Once Upon A Time In Naples was born. What began as an enjoyable hobby turned into an obsession as his research, which included several trips to Naples, led to the discovery of the true extent of what really occurred during the legendary Argentinians spell in Italy.
John lives and works in Manchester and is married to Christine, with whom he has a two-year-old boy, Matthew, who already owns a Napoli shirt with Maradonas name on the back.
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