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Torres: El Nino
Fernando Torres is one of the hottest properties in world football. From local Madrid idol to Kop hero and European Championship winner he talks here for the first time about the unique challenges faced in his two years in England with candid snapshots of his life on and off the field. At the age of 25 Spains Fernando Torres has already established himself as one of the Liverpool greats and a proud wearer of the fabled No 9 shirt. His first book provides a captivating illustrated story of his career to date alongside candid snapshots of his early life in Madrid as a child football prodigy and lifelong fan of local club Atletico. Nicknamed El Nino (The Kid) Torres opens up about life on the streets besides Atleticos Vicente Calderon stadium signing for the club at the age of 15 and
appointed club captain by 19 becoming as one local journalist put it one part folk hero one part native son one part messiah. When Liverpool broke their club transfer record to bring Torres to Anfield in July 2007 it proved the turning point in his career. Competing in the goldfish bowl of the English Premier League settling into the NorthWest and playing alongside Liverpool heroes like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher in the company of Spanish team-mates Pepe Reina Xavi Alonso and Albert Rieira and performing in front of the Kop who quickly adopted him as one of their own - Torres describes what it means to him to play on one of the greatest stages in world football and compares and contrasts life in Spain with his new career in England. Away from the football Torres talks about life
out of the spotlight with his childhood sweetheart Ollala his family and friends and what inspires and motivates him.
appointed club captain by 19 becoming as one local journalist put it one part folk hero one part native son one part messiah. When Liverpool broke their club transfer record to bring Torres to Anfield in July 2007 it proved the turning point in his career. Competing in the goldfish bowl of the English Premier League settling into the NorthWest and playing alongside Liverpool heroes like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher in the company of Spanish team-mates Pepe Reina Xavi Alonso and Albert Rieira and performing in front of the Kop who quickly adopted him as one of their own - Torres describes what it means to him to play on one of the greatest stages in world football and compares and contrasts life in Spain with his new career in England. Away from the football Torres talks about life
out of the spotlight with his childhood sweetheart Ollala his family and friends and what inspires and motivates him.
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