David Arrowsmith

40 days and counting until the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in Mexico, USA & Canada. So hurry and get your tournament reading fix sorted now! Narcoball: out now. Killing Maradona: out 21st May. Get on it, thank me later. ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🇦🇷

Bayern need to keep getting the ball to Diaz and Olise isolated vs their fullbacks.

@ChacaritaEng It needs James fit, Suarez confident again and I’d like to see more from Richard Ríos but it’s basically the strongest, most experienced and consistent and logical XI except perhaps Montero but to be honest toss a coin for GK, neither has made the jersey theirs…

@mrwriterman79 This 11 look very strong for me. A decent bet for the 🏆. I'd say 'yes'.

This certainly looks a highly likely prediction to me. Possibly Montero for Vargas, but if I had to guess what Lorenzo will do this XI looks spot on.

Bayern vs PSG tonight! Bring. It. On. ❤️⚽️🇨🇴

So. Much. Going. On. (It’s all good, no stress).

@adamsummerton Transworld Sport! I remember being overjoyed whenever Football Italia featured Parma so I could watch Faustino Asprilla…

All the anticipation for Bayern v PSG (can’t wait) got me reminiscing about a time when we relied on shows like Eurogoals to see players & teams outside of the UK. What a game changer Football Italia was in that respect.

We've got a brilliant chat planned with @mrwriterman79 tomorrow for our next episode. We imagine this might come up. 📸 Maradona after being banned from USA 94 - his farewell World Cup!

42 yrs ago. El Diego vs the Butcher of Bilbao & his teammates in the Battle of the Bernabéu, in front of the King of Spain. It was the last straw & the end of a frustrating time at Barcelona. Read all about it, and much, much more, in my new book Killing Maradona. Out 21st May.

@MadScientistFM 🔥🔥🔥 ❤️⚽️🇨🇴

COLOMBIA 1997/98 Umbro shirt

Incredible company for Narcoball. Love to see it. ❤️⚽️🇨🇴

Sussex readers, this is your regular reminder that the Brighton and Hove branches of Waterstones are the only places ON THE PLANET where you can currently purchase the Narcoball paperback SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Have at them! ❤️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

El Pibe vs El Pibe de Oro. 🇨🇴 vs 🇦🇷 Two footballing icons of the 80s and 90s. One is a key character in one of my books, the other is the key character in another.

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What. A. Player.

The first World Cup I watched, and the start of a love of football that continues unabated 40 years on. Also the tournament that crowned Diego Maradona as a football god. And he’s the subject of my new book Killing Maradona, out 21st May… ❤️⚽️🌍🏆🇦🇷

Jorge Valdano: "1986 Dünya Kupası finalinde Diego Maradona orta sahada topu alıp o meşhur deparına kalktığında, yanından koşarken ona 'Diego, müsaitim, bana ver!' diye bağırıyordum ama o beni hiç duymuyordu; beş kişiyi ipe dizip golü attığında yanına gidip 'Neden bana vermedin?' diye sordum. Bana dönüp 'Aslında seni gördüm Jorge, ama topun nereye gitmek istediğini hissettim ve o bana kaleye gitmemi söyledi' dedi; o an anladım ki biz sadece futbolcuydun, Diego ise topun ruhuyla konuşan bir büyücüydü. O golü ben atmış olsaydım sadece bir gol olurdu, o attığında ise tarih oldu."

It's out! Again. Here's the "30th anniversary edition" of Football Against the Enemy, with a new foreword and "where are they now?" section by me. Behind the old and battered author is the brilliant poster for the Spanish translation. Get your copy here: orionbooks.co.uk/titles/simon-k…