{"title":"June 2026 titles","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"echoes-from-a-god-diego-maradona-the-manager-and-his-post-playing-life","title":"Echoes from a God: Diego Maradona, the Manager and His Post Playing Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchoes from a God is the untold story of Diego Maradona’s post-playing life and turbulent years as a manager, explored through vivid storytelling, deep research and an unflinching emotional lens. It captures the tactical chaos, the moments of tenderness, the defiant press conferences, the collapses and recoveries, and the health scares that paralysed a nation each time his name appeared beside the word ‘emergency’. This was a man who could no longer conjure miracles with his left foot, but could still command devotion with a glance, a hug or a whispered word to a young player who’d grown up idolising him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of trophies – there were none – but one of survival; of a man who needed football as oxygen; of a global icon who found meaning, family and purpose not in winning titles, but in remaining on the grass, in front of the people who adored him. Echoes from a God offers an intimate, moving and often breathtaking portrait of Maradona’s final act – flawed, fragile, ferocious and unforgettable. It is the Diego story the world has not yet heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRob Smith is an Irish writer, DJ and researcher whose work explores the cultural and emotional landscape of Argentine football. His debut book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePure Bliss in La Boca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, became a cult favourite among Boca Juniors supporters and football readers, praised for its blend of history, heart and cultural insight. 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Using new evidence to tell Alf’s story afresh, it changes everything we thought we knew about England’s 1966 World Cup-winning manager.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlf despised most journalists, was kind to fans, often rude to his FA employer but loved his players. He looked conformist but was really a radical. 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Told in comic book panels packed full of exciting illustrations and bursting with stats and facts, no footie fanatic can afford to miss it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom scoring his first England goal at just nineteen, to winning the England Men's Player of the Year award twice in a row, Saka has skill, speed and serious determination. Learn how he bounced back from heartbreak at Euro 2020 to become one of the most feared wingers in the Premier League, get the lowdown on his number 7 shirt, how he earned the nickname 'Starboy' from Arsenal fans and much more in this unmissable graphic novel!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAction-packed and easy to read, Epic Football Comics: Bukayo Saka is perfect for any footie-mad fan, whatever their reading ability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClive Gifford is an award-winning writer for children whose first book was published at the age of seventeen. 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