{"product_id":"hh-richard-fitzpatrick-9781399425100","title":"Hh: Helenio Herrera - Football's Original Master of the Dark Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping, unsettling and authoritative portrait of football's original dark genius - brilliantly researched and superbly told.'\u003c\/b\u003e - GUILLEM BALAGUÉ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully compelling biography... This is a story that, once read, you can't forget.' \u003c\/b\u003e - DUNCAN HAMILTON, THREE-TIME WILLIAM HILL AWARD WINNER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY OF FOOTBALL'S MOST NOTORIOUS COACH\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicknamed 'Il Mago' (The Wizard) after bringing European Cup glory to Inter Milan in successive years, Helenio Herrera was hailed as one of the finest minds in football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis explosive book explores the enigma of the incredibly charismatic 'HH': a philanderer, charlatan, trash-talker and serial winner mired in controversy. His stellar career was halted by the death of one of his star players and his subsequent trial for manslaughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'HH' revolutionised football coaching. Preparing his teams meticulously, he was obsessed with his players' mental toughness and introduced idiosyncratic psychological techniques. He made his name as a coach, winning La Liga twice with both Atlético Madrid and Barcelona, but it was his move to Inter in 1960 that propelled him to stardom. His team won three scudetti in the mid-1960s and were only denied a third European Cup by Jock Stein's Celtic in 1967. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHH\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Herrera was the original master of the game's dark arts. In Spain he introduced a regime of performance-enhancing drugs, and he continued this practice in Italy, which eventually led to his downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing interviews with those who knew Herrera well - including Fabio Capello, Sandro Mazzola, Ian St John and Denis Law - \u003ci\u003eHH\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating story of deceit and intrigue, bloodshed, sex and glorious football.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Fitzpatrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399425102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399425100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.02w x 1.00d","brand":"Richard Fitzpatrick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153625854207,"sku":"9781399425100","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72e3db02-8460-4d62-a5a1-270dd7c306ca.jpg?v=1770784742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hh-richard-fitzpatrick-9781399425100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}