Crossing the Line : My Story

The explosive autobiography from the former Liverpool and Uruguay star striker Luis Suarez. Luis Suarez was seven years old when he started playing football on the streets of Montevideo. That guile and trickery of the street kid, the botija, attracted the attention of scouts from Dutch team Groningen, before the giants of Ajax decided to recruit him into their ranks. After a phenomenal number of goals and a starring appearence in the 2010 World Cup, Suarez was lured to Merseyside and the famous red shirt by another iconic no.7, Kenny Dalglish. From then on, the botija became El Pistolero (The Gunslinger), as he terrorised defences, driving a resurgent Liverpool towards their most exciting top-flight season in twenty-four years. But Suarez's career has not been without controversy. His naturally fiery temperament had him caught up in a very public incident with Patrice Evra of bitter rivals Manchester United, and he was banned for ten games after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. Here, in his official autobiography, Suarez will talk candidly about the highs and lows of his career, his love of his adopted city and fans, the never-say-die attitude that sometimes makes him go too far, and how it feels to be a big part of bringing the glory days back to the fans on the Kop.