Maradona dies aged 60

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

I understand he wasn't perfect, especially after he had left Genesis to go solo. Mike Rutherford had some cutting words about him in his biography

And maybe he was to blame for Phil Collins turning into a gorilla

[vespabri]

I hated him for that goal that shouldn't have counted .
Forgive but don't forget..
Let's face it if Beardsley or Lineker had scored a winner with their hands would we have branded them a cheat?..no.
How many people call Thierry Henry a cheat for doing something very similar v Ireland?..very few I bet, just because he did it against us he's branded a cheat .
Alcoholic Drug taker BUT we have lost arguably the best footballer that ever lived..remember him for that.
(BTW he's not my favourite player of all time either, but many others).

[gm_gm]

RIP fella, he made lifestyle choices that shortened his life and alas was unable to cheat death.

What an incredible player

[the_idiotb_stardson]

The greatest footballer of all time.


This clip alone is worth the entrance fee:


https://youtu.be/Cdf6D19Etmc

[Stovicmiller]

Still a ****er.

[sawmiller]

Enormously talented - shame it wasn't matched with a robustly stable personality

from the 'hand of God' to the 'land of God'

Adios

[Brin]

Enormously talented - shame it wasn't matched with a robustly stable personality

from the 'hand of God' to the 'land of God'

Adios

Who says he's gone 'upstairs'

[millertop]

Lindsay met Maradona when he was a ball boy, i bet he was star struck

Yes he cheated, he turned into a waster but he definitely was a top footballer

[gm_gm]

Lindsay met Maradona when he was a ball boy, i bet he was star struck

Yes he cheated, he turned into a waster but he definitely was a top footballer

Isn’t it bugs bunny next to the young Rooney

[flourbasher]

All is not what it seems with Maradona

Heavily influenced by drug pushers when he got to Spain with no protection from his employers and led down the wrong path by the Mafia when he got to Naples.

Constantly fouled by defenders with challenges that wouldn't be allowed today.
Then pumped full of drugs by club doctors to keep him going because he was a goldmine

When he was 18 his club at the time, Argentinos Juniors, went on exhibition tours abroad because fans wanted to see this wonder kid. The owner of the club didn't pay him though.

Putting the handball aside Maybe he was the victim and was seriously abused and this might explain some of his lifestyle choices.
Sadly the people who took advantage of him contributed to his early demise