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Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960) is a former Argentine football player, and current coach of the Argentine national side. He finished first in a FIFA internet poll on the best player of the 20th century. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Boca Juniors,... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1960
Place of Birth: Villa Fiorito
Nationality:
Argentina
Profession:
Talk show host, Soccer Player
Religion:
Catholicism
Film Roles:
Maradona

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Peter Shilton Maradona later said the goal was scored by the Hand of God and the tag has stuck to this day.

Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Diego Maradona Maradona protested at the change in procedure, and declared he would not attend the ceremony if Pelé replaced him.

Goal of the Century In 2002, Maradona said he could not have scored such a beautiful goal if it had not been against the honest English defence, who did not knock him down as most defenses used to do.

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Hand of God goal Maradona responded, "England won a World Cup with a goal that never crossed the line.

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal At the post-game press conference, Maradona claimed that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" (a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God), coining one phrase "Hand of God".

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Hand of God goal Maradona responded, "England won a World Cup with a goal that never crossed the line.

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Pablo Aimar Diego Maradona said that Aimar was "his legitimate successor as the world's best player" and that he would pay to watch Aimar play.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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Diego Maradona Maradona has also separately claimed that he had an agreement with FIFA, on which the organization reneged, to allow him to use the drug for weight loss before the competition in order to be able to play.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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Diego Maradona 8 May 2007, Maradona appeared on Argentine television and stated that he had quit drinking and had not used drugs in two and a half years.

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Diego Maradona Maradona replied that he has no problem in wearing the Brazilian national squad jersey, instead, only in wearing River Plate's jersey "Maradona diz não se arrepender de usar camisa do Brasil na TV".

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.

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Javier Mascherano Soon after being appointed head coach of Argentina, Diego Maradona announced he wants Mascherano to be the team's captain.

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Peter Shilton Maradona later said the goal was scored by the Hand of God and the tag has stuck to this day.

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Sports timeline 1986 in sports – Mike Tyson becomes the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; Diego Maradona confirms status as world's best soccer player with incredible performance over the tournament as Argentina wins the 1986 FIFA World Cup

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Estadio Azteca It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century".

1985–86 in English football Diego Maradona scores both goals for Argentina, his first goal being the controversial "Hand of God" goal which was allowed despite being an obvious handball.

Hand of God goal Five minutes later, Maradona scored another goal, voted in 2002 as the Goal of the Century, in which he eluded five English outfield players (Hoddle, Reid, Sansom, Butcher (twice) and Fenwick), as well as Shilton.

Diego Sinagra On January 21, 2008 Maradona scored the first goal with Venafro from 30 metres [1].

Hampden Park Diego Maradona scored his first international goal at Hampden Park, against Scotland,in 1979.

Diego Maradona On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.

Diego Maradona At the 1994 FIFA World Cup Maradona played in only two games, scoring one goal against Greece, before being sent home after failing a drug test for ephedrine doping.

Terry Fenwick During that World Cup, Fenwick was also noted for being passed by Diego Maradona as Maradona scored the Goal of the Century.

History of S.S.C. Napoli Juventus and Bayern Munich were among Napoli's victims en route to the final where Maradona and Careca scored a goal apiece late in the second half to beat VfB Stuttgart two-one in the first leg.

1986 FIFA World Cup The quarter-final between Argentina, the last South American representative left, and England was unforgettable because of the two totally different goals scored by Diego Maradona: the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

Argentina and England football rivalry Also in this game, Maradona scored a second goal, voted in 2002 as the best goal in World Cup history, before English striker Gary Lineker pulled one back, but England could not score again and lost 2-1.

Ali Bin Nasser He is probably best known for allowing the crucial Hand of God goal scored by Diego Maradona of Argentina versus England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Sports diplomacy In the 1986 Mexico World Cup, following the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, Diego Maradona scored a goal via the "Hand of God" to fuel the flames between the two sides.

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Diego Maradona Maradona scored a penalty but it was too late to save the match which England won 2-1.

Stadio San Paolo A penalty shoot out ensued with Maradona fittingly scoring the winning penalty for Argentina.

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Estadio Azteca It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century".

Hand of God goal The Hand of God goal (Spanish: La Mano de Dios) was scored as the result of an illegal (but unpenalised) handball by Diego Maradona in the quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup between England and Argentina, played on 22 June 1986 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.

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Diego Maradona The city of Glasgow plays a significant part in Maradona's history as it was at Hampden Park in Glasgow that Maradona scored his first goal for Argentina in 1979.

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Hernán Crespo On June 28, 2007, he scored twice in Argentina's 4-1 victory over the United States in their 2007 Copa América Group C opener, tying Diego Maradona's team scoring record.

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Mike Bassett: England Manager This goal pokes fun of the infamous Hand of God goal that Diego Maradona scored against England in the 1986 World Cup.

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Association football culture In Argentina an official religion around the football player Diego Maradona has been formed called "Iglesia Maradoniana".

Amos Sassi Amos enjoys playing ping pong, watching Family Matters on TV and his favourite ever football player is Diego Maradona.

Iglesia Maradoniana Iglesia Maradoniana (Spanish "Maradonian Church") was created by fans of the retired Argentine football player Diego Maradona, who they believe to be the best player of all time.

Sydney Football Stadium Argentinian superstar football (soccer) player Diego Maradona played here for the 1993 World Cup qualifier against Australia in which the match was drawn 1-1.

1960 in sports October 30 — Diego Maradona, Argentine football player

Guaraná Antarctica One of its 2006 commercials featured Argentine football player Diego Maradona finding himself wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian team and singing the Brazilian national anthem before waking up and proclaiming it was a nightmare.

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Hugo Gatti In 1980, Gatti said of then youth player Diego Maradona: "...es un gordito que juega muy bien al fútbol" ([Maradona] "is a fattie who plays football very well").

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Soccer Aid 20 min: England 2-0 Rest of the World: Maradona plays in Nivola down the right wing; his cross is met by the head of Ramsay, but Seaman saves easily.

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Soccer Aid 37 min: Maradona plays in Ramsay down the left.

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Diego Maradona Maradona played his first World Cup tournament in 1982.

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Diego Maradona Throughout the 1986 World Cup, Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most dynamic player of the tournament.

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Clint Dempsey Clint was heartbroken when the news came to Nacogdoches that Maradona would not be playing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup game played in the Cotton Bowl.

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1986 FIFA World Cup 1986 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Teams 24 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 12 (in 9 host cities) Final positions Champions Argentina (2 nd title) Runners-up West Germany Third place France Fourth place Belgium Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 132 (2.54 per match) Attendance 2,393,331 (46,026 per match) Top scorer(s) Gary Lineker (6 goals) Best player Diego Maradona

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Sydney Football Stadium Argentinian superstar football (soccer) player Diego Maradona played here for the 1993 World Cup qualifier against Australia in which the match was drawn 1-1.

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Daniel Passarella Passarella had a fractious relationship with star player Diego Maradona and coach Carlos Bilardo during the tournament; he later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made sure that he was sidelined.

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Joe Greene (American football) Later it was adapted to star other countries sports stars, including Argentina (with Diego Maradona playing Greene's role), Brazil (with Zico), Italy (with Dino Zoff) and Thailand.

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Arie Haan Stuttgart reached their first European cup final in 1989, the UEFA Cup, but failed to win the trophy against SSC Napoli (1-2, 3-3), a team that Diego Maradona was playing for at the time.

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Iglesia Maradoniana Iglesia Maradoniana (Spanish "Maradonian Church") was created by fans of the retired Argentine football player Diego Maradona, who they believe to be the best player of all time.

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Kjetil Osvold A midfielder was known for his technical abilities, he performed a nutmeg on legend player Diego Maradona in a 1986 friendly match.

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    Diego Maradona

    Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960) is a former Argentine football player, and current coach of the Argentine national side. He finished first in a FIFA internet poll on the best player of the 20th century.
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    Diego Sinagra

    Diego Jr. was a result of an affair between Diego Maradona and a young Neapolitan woman, Cristina Sinagra.
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    Primera División Argentina topscorers

    José Sanfilippo and Diego Maradona are the only players to have been topscorer on four consecutive occasions.
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    Estadio Diego Armando Maradona

    It is named after Argentine football star Diego Maradona.
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    Hand of God goal

    The Hand of God goal (Spanish: La Mano de Dios) was scored as the result of an illegal (but unpenalised) handball by Diego Maradona in the quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup between England and Argentina, played on 22 June 1986 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
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    Maradona (disambiguation)

    Maradona (film), a 2008 documentary on the life of Diego Maradona, directed by Emir Kusturica.
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    MaradonaNapoliUEFACup

    S.S.C. Napoli

    Diego Maradona holding the UEFA Cup for Napoli.
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    Argentinos Juniors

    The stadium was named after Diego Maradona because he started his career in the Argentinos youth team.
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    1986 FIFA World Cup

    The all-South American affair was notable for a Diego Maradona's disallowed goal.
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    Soccer Aid

    The original squad of 16 players, which later saw 2 changes, was supplemented by the addition of Diego Maradona during the build up to the competition.

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