Unbelievable footballer.
Mexico '86 was the first World Cup I can really remember and he pretty much won it on his own. remember being transfixed whenever he had the ball. Against England, my dad went crazy after the hand of god goal but then 10 minutes later was standing up and applauding his second goal.
Thats the kind of player he was, used every trick in the book to get his way but what an absolute genius.
He also won Napoli 2 titles and almost won the World Cup again in 1990. This is an ear where he got no protection from refs and defenders kicked the shit out of him.
The match i remember most was the 1990 World Cup Quarter Final VS Brazil.
It was hyped as potentially the best match of the tournament but turned out to be really dull and turgid as brazil put 2 players to mark Maradonna throughout the match. With about 10 minutes to go i think he had enough and received the ball in the center circle, he skipped past 4 Brazillian tackles and then made the most perfectly weighted thoughball you will ever see to Caniggia who rounded the keeper and scored.
RIP Maradonna. The best ever
