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The parody "Church of Maradona" (yes, this is a thing!), or Maradonian Church might mark today as a black day, year 60 DD "Después de Diego" or "after Diego" ...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_Maradoniana

Poor Maradona holds the record for suffering the most number of fouls in a World Cup – 53, during the 1986 World Cup. He has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his arm, and a portrait of Fidel Castro tattooed on his left leg.-

Controversial figure, certainly to be missed by many ...

He had complete mastery of the ball. When Maradona ran with the ball or dribbled through the defence, he seemed to have the ball tied to his boots.

Discovered at the age of 8, the scouts asked for an ID, thinking they were being had. He played like an adult. Like very few adults, even then.-

Here's someone born with a special gift, of which he gave freely - and, expensively - twice the record holder for the most expensive transfer ever ...

A life well lived. RIP.-




A good cue to remember Barcelona's scout report of Maradona:

https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1orjm7/scouting_rep...




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