Jimmy Burns: 6 books
Beyond The Silver River
South American Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
During the five years Jimmy Burns was based in Buenos Aires, which resulted in his award-winning study of the Falklands War and its aftermath, The Land That Lost Its Heroes, he also embarked on further-flung journeys in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile. 'Each South American country...
La Roja
How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
La Roja is bestselling author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early beginnings when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman...
Cristiano and Leo
The Race to Become the Greatest Football Player of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
A Financial Times Sports book of the Year 2018 pick
Who's better: Ronaldo or Messi? Ask any football fan and they'll have an opinion.
For the best part of the last decade football has seen a personal rivalry unlike any seen before. Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive story, from...
Maradona
The Hand of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Diego Maradona, is arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During his tempestuous career he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, and was a central figure in four World Cups. With the fortunes he has earned from sponsorship and transfer deals,...
by Jimmy Burns
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
From the moment Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's, people around the globe sensed that not only the Catholic Church, but the world at large, could be entering a new spiritual, political and social age. The pomp and circumstance that had characterised the Vatican for as long as most...
De Riotinto a la Roja
Un viaje por el fútbol español 1887–2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Con la victoria en el Mundial de Sudáfrica y en las Eurocopas de 2008 y 2012, la selección española logró un hito en la historia del fútbol. Ningún otro equipo en la era moderna había logrado conquistar tres grandes títulos consecutivos. Pero ¿cómo fue el camino que llevó a la Roja hasta...