Diego Maradona
Argentine football player and manager (1960-2020) · Argentina · Footballers · Died at 60
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Something wrong?The Argentine playmaker who dribbled past five England defenders for what FIFA voters called the Goal of the Century, then admitted the earlier goal came from the Hand of God. Both in the same 1986 World Cup quarterfinal. That's the Maradona problem: genius and transgression, inseparable.
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Maradona playing at the Torneos Evita in 1973 (a national sporting event in Argentina) with the "Cebollitas"
Maradona's most famous nutmeg during his debut in the Primera División, 20 October 1976
Maradona being held aloft Boca Juniors supporters after winning the 1981 Metropolitano title
Maradona with his countryman Mario Kempes before a Barcelona match against Valencia in 1982
Maradona saluting the crowd at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples during his presentation on 5 July 1984
Maradona on the ball against the Soviet Union in the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Final in Japan
Maradona flicks the ball with the hand past the outstretched arm of Peter Shilton, also known as the "Hand of God"In their own words 6
, I dream of being able to score another goal against England... this time with the right hand.
You Pasman, you have it inside, too.
I am with Maduro, I will continue with him and I will die with him.
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Born 30 October 1960, Diego Armando Maradona earned the nickname El Pibe de Oro as a teenager and became the first player to break the world transfer record twice - £5 million to Barcelona in 1982, £6.9 million to Napoli in 1984. At Napoli he delivered the club's first Serie A title and a second three years later, until a cocaine ban ended his time there. He captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup trophy, winning the Golden Ball, and earned 91 caps across four tournaments. After retiring he managed clubs across three continents and coached Argentina at the 2010 World Cup. He died 25 November 2020, ranked by AIPS as the second greatest footballer of the past century after Pelé.
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