Quick, incisive and versatile, Antoine Griezmann is the ultimate modern forward. Arriving in 2014 to join an Atlético Madrid side persistently challenging for the biggest trophies in Spanish and European football, he quickly established himself as the team’s key player and main goal threat. A Super Cup win over city rivals Real Madrid was just the start but an inspired tilt at the Champions League the following season ended in heartbreak – as did a Euro 2016 campaign in which his performances for France saw him named player of the tournament. In this first biography of the Atléti and France star, Madrid-based journalist Luca Caioli examines the story behind Griezmann’s rise to the top. Features exclusive interviews.
Luca Caioli (Milan, 1958) is the author of several novels and biographies that have been translated into forty languages and sold a million copies. Throughout a career of over thirty years as a journalist, he has covered the main sports events for the most prominent European media. He currently lives in Madrid.
Griezmann: The Making of France's Mini Maestro (Luca Caioli) by Luca Caioli
To be honest, I hate Griezmann as a human being and that will never change, but I think this book was such a good book to read. It was similar to Neymar's book but kind of a little bit more formal and less adventurous than his book. Well to be honest I liked Neymar's book better because it was more fun to read, but with reading this book I had noticed the 1 big similarity between the 2, not the book. It was their love of soccer, and I think the author expressed that really well. So I think the author is making their life sound 10 times better than what it actually sounds like. I think the author is really good.