The Maradona Opus – Signed Edition

Description

The Maradona Opus – Signed Edition

The Maradona Opus is the result of an official collaboration with the now departed footballing genius, Diego Armando Maradona. Charting the journey from his humble beginnings playing street football in the shanty town of Villa Fiorito, to his crowning glory of captaining Argentina to World Cup success in Mexico ’86, and beyond. Maradona’s career is celebrated through a collection of wonderfully evocative photographs reproduced on an unprecedented scale.

Presentation Case

Weighing-in with a combined weight of 15kg, the Opus is presented in a luxury, handmade, cloth-covered magnetic presentation case, adorned with an iconic image of Maradona lifting the World Cup trophy aloft in 1986. It comes complete with a pair of white gloves to protect the Opus whilst viewing.

Unprecedented Scale

The size of the Opus has to be seen to be truly appreciated, with each of the 250 pages measuring a gargantuan 46cm x 60cm.

Signed Limited Edition

The Maradona Opus is limited to 1010 copies and each one contains a special signature sheet individually hand-signed by Maradona and mounted onto the inside cover of the Opus

Unique Portraiture

The Opus features a collection of unique and exclusive portraits of Maradona that have never been published before.

Foreword by Pelé

From one legendary footballer to another, the Opus features a personally-written foreword by Edson Arantes do Nascimento – otherwise known as the great Pelé.

Poster-sized Pages

Printed on high quality silk paper, the Opus features over 250 specially-selected photographic images. With many filling an entire page, and some even bigger, each supersized photograph feels like a poster in its own right.

Colossal Photography

Selected images span across dual pages, resulting in certain photographs being reproduced at almost a metre-wide.

Personal Photos

The Opus features rare and unseen photography from Maradona’s own private archives, including those from his formative years as a footballer.

Insightful Words

Award-winning chief sports writer for The Times, Matt Dickinson, contributes an exclusive interview piece crafted from several sit-downs with Maradona, and specially-commissioned essays lay the foundation for each chapter. A multitude of quotes from Maradona himself, and a selection of teammates, opponents and admirers – including the likes of Jose Mourinho, Gary Lineker and Lionel Messi – add an extra level of insight.