This was a commission for George Rinaldi who was after a very specific look and feel for his debut book. His vision was to have Silvio Piola (from the 1930’s) shaking hands with modern day legend Francesco Totti at a fictitious kick off.
The project was a pleasure to work on and I’d highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book (as do Foyles – who made it their Staff Pick). The book also includes artwork from one of my favourite artists Paine Proffitt.
Calcio’s Greatest Forwards devotes a chapter to each of the 21 best strikers to have graced L’Italia since 1929. It delves deep into the back stories of the finest attackers in Serie A history; from Gigi Riva’s historic Scudetto with Cagliari; to Roberto Boninsegna and an infamous incident involving a Coca-Cola can; to the modern era, and the Divine Ponytail Roberto Baggio. George Rinaldi explores the fine careers of these footballers and it is one place where Silvio Piola doesn’t come first.
The book can be bought from Pitch Publishing or directly from Amazon.
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