You are holding in your hands not just a book, but an incredible collection with the most amazing stories from the lives of the great football coaches of the 20th century. Their work, faith and love for the game laid the foundation and made football what you know it today. Who is the adept of offsides and set-pieces who created the super-successful and super-violent Argentine team, with which Ajax and Bayern refused to fight for the Intercontinental Cup? ?Is there a curse of the most successful coach in the history of Benfica, which has kept them from winning European titles for 60 years? Which one lucky person in the coaching workshop had the opportunity to work with both Messi and Maradona? And finally, have you ever heard of the coach , who worked with fifty teams on five continents during his career, happily escaped genocide, death for having an affair with a spy, and taught cannibals to play football?