"I Think, Therefore I Play" -- English edition of Pirlo autobiography to be published next spring
Andrea Pirlo's best-selling autobiography, Penso Quindi Gioco ( I Think, Therefore I Play ) is to be published in English in the spring of next year. Andrea Pirlo in action for Juventus Global English language rights for the Italy and Juventus footballer's story have been acquired by BackPage Press, the UK publisher whose recent titles include Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World and the popular Football Manager Stole My Life. Pirlo has been an increasingly significant player in the Italian national team in the later stage of his career. His range of passing skills and his proficiency as a free kick specialist have won him many admirers in a country where the playmakers are held in special reverence. He is not in the class of a Gianni Rivera or a Roberto Baggio but his outstanding contribution to Italy’s run to the final of Euro 2012 confirmed his place among the best midfielders of his generation. He never lacked quality. In a career that has s