The 2024 European Football Championships are in full swing more than ever: all the national teams that qualified for the event scheduled in Germany have just made their debut and we are starting to venture some predictions in view of the final victory. Spain, England, the hosts Germans, world runner-up France and Italy who won the last continental edition are the teams considered favourites.
However, everything will depend on their champions’ ability to resolve matches even in the most delicate moments. Some of the most successful stars of this sport are playing in Germany and obviously they all hope to lift the coveted trophy in Berlin: while waiting for the final, how about finding out more about them and their careers by leafing through the pages of books that were dedicated to him?
Luciano Spalletti the winner of Enzo Bucchioni
The coach of the Italian national team Luciano Spalletti is one of the protagonists of this 2024 European Championship. If you want to know something more about his career, Enzo Bucchioni’s book starts from the moment he decides to hang up his boots and dedicate himself to training. From his debut at Empoili to the bench of the national team, the selector’s career has been a crescendo of successes both abroad and in Italy. In our country he has won many trophies and made the dream of all coaches come true: the championship. Full of anecdotes, the book tells the story of a unique champion, in love with football and with the desire to stubbornly overcome every challenge that came his way.
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Donnarumma – The predestined who brought Italy to the top of Europe by Giulio Dispensieri
Among the Italian champions, a book on Gigio Donnarumma, the Italian goalkeeper who contributed to bringing Italy to victory at the 2020 European Championships, could not be missing. A champion who put himself at the service of the team and who with his saves allowed them to win a trophy awaited for decades. A predestined as Giulio Dispensieri defines him who at just twenty-two years old made Italy European champions.
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Cristiano Ronaldo. The True Story of the Greatest of All by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield
39 years old and not feeling it, Cristiano Ronaldo is in his sixth consecutive European Championship, but his grit and determination are the same as always. The Portuguese champion is like a superhero: generous with his teammates, but implacable with his opponents. A characteristic that only true champions have, as demonstrated by the goals achieved such as the 2016 European Championships, the six Ballon d’Ors, the five Champions Leagues, the three English and two Italian championships. In the book the authors retrace the life of the Portuguese ace, from his poor childhood to his millionaire salaries dotted with training, friendships, discipline and rivalry. A biography that allows you to see Cristiano Ronaldo with different eyes.
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Smile. My life between football, music and fashion by Rafael Leão
The striker of Milan and the Portuguese national team is one of the strongest players in the world with a game that fascinates and leaves you speechless. His style is admired by fans and feared by opponents. Leão decided to tell his story in this autobiography starting from his childhood and his relationship with his father up to his football career and beyond. In addition to playing football, the Rossoneri footballer has many other passions such as music, in particular trap and fashion. He decided to tell the whole world about him at 360° through anecdotes and important meetings like the one with Ibrahimovic and his teammates.
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Harry Kane: A Biography of Alia Bouta
Born in London in 1993, Harry Kane is the English footballer who makes all his fans dream for his skills on the pitch and his amazing goals. In Alia Bouta’s biography, fans of the British striker will be able to learn about every aspect of their idol’s life. Between stories and memories, it will be like living a journey that starts from childhood up to the successes with the clubs and with the National team of the two lions.
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Kylian Mbappé: Biography of a Success Story for Children and Adults by Alia Bouta
The French national team is one of the likely winners and among the champions who wear the emblazoned Bleu shirt is Kylian Mbappé. The PSG striker has achieved many successes throughout his career achieved with sacrifice and determination, encountering many obstacles in his path: all this is contained in his book. Mbappé began his youth career at AS Bondy, before making his professional debut with Monaco at the age of 16. After helping the Principality team win Ligue 1 and reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, he was signed by Paris Saint-Germain with a staggering salary that made him the most expensive athlete in the history of football up until that point. moment.
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My way by Luka Modric, Alex Ferguson and Robert Matteoni
Luka Modric is one of the greatest footballers of recent years who, thanks to his exploits on the pitch, managed to win the Ballon d’Or in 2018, taking away the monopoly from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In the book, the Croatian midfielder recounts his childhood in the then war-ravaged Yugoslavia, which created in him great determination, commitment and humility, leading him to be the champion we all know. The autobiography is a journey in which he confesses his thoughts, his battles, his fears and his love for his loved ones.
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