25. 11. 2020 - 19:17
'Diego Maradona's biggest battle was always with himself'
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Argentina World Cup winner Diego Maradona has died aged 60

'Diego Maradona's biggest battle was always with himself'

25. 11. 2020 - 19:17
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Argentina World Cup winner Diego Maradona has died aged 60.

Diego Maradona' Review: A Soccer Player Who Got His Kicks - The New York  Times

(The New York Times)

The national team's former manager had been in a Buenos Aires hospital after surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain earlier this month.

In June 2019, Sky News spoke to filmmaker Asif Kapadia about the two Maradonas - the "sweet, innocent guy and the other guy who's the ego" - ahead of the release of his documentary about the footballer. Here is his interview.

In July 1984, a then 23-year-old Diego Maradona arrived in Naples, heralded by fans as their saviour after years of misery on the pitch.

Sure enough, the record signing proved to be the Italian club's turning point, leading them to two Serie A titles in three years.

The charismatic Argentinian was the biggest footballer in the world, a god on the pitch who was adored by thousands of fans. But away from the beautiful game, his life was spiralling out of control.


His time in the city made him a global superstar, but broke him as a man.

(Lupni.com/Sky News)

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