Just how important was Diego Maradona to Argentina? ESPN Deportes’ Ricardo Ortiz describes the mood in Argentina, the people gathering outside Boca Juniors’ stadium and how “an idol turned into a legend” after he sadly passed away at just 60-years-old. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley talks through Maradona’s importance to the entire world, how players all wanted photographs with him because “that’s how much people hold him with respect.” Gab Marcotti explains why Maradona resonated so much with the world because of his “anti-establishment” approach on and off the pitch.
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if he was that good, he could score without cheating. but he wasnt. end of.
And here in scotland.we loved this man.and still do
Aaaay diegoT.T
Maradona
Ali
Jordan
The goat's
In Argentine..Diego Armando Maradina is the god of Footboll..ever..!!!
WE ♥️ DM
Nothing matters more in life than
relationships and experiences …
Diego Maradona knew it well.
All too human.
Gifted Player!!!
i loathe espn pundits, the way they dismissed croatia at the 2018 world cup
Rest In Peace. KING
Rest in peace genius ❤️
Maradona makes messi look like raheem Sterling.
Maradona and boca jrs is argentina!!??? ♥♥♥
And on one of espn programs , frank lebouf said zidane was better than maradona !!!! What were you smoking frank….
This guy is argentinian and said that bullshit?? José de San Martín is the biggest argentinian figure ever, without San Martín there was no Argentina. Maradona is an icon, yeah, just like Evita, Ernesto Guevara, Fangio, Guillermo Vilas, Pope Francis, Lionel Messi, Mario Kempes, etc, etc, etc.
I've been to Naples on holiday and it is true, everywhere I went there were shrines to Maradona, or pictures of him on the wall in bars and restaurants.
I live in Edinburgh, Scotland and my two favourite pizzerias both do Neapolitan style pizzas, which is the best in my opinion. One of them is called Pizzeria 1926, named after the year Napoli FC was founded, and the walls are covered with Maradona memorabilia.
RIP legend..
One of the most important things that makes Diego's myth the greatest in football history is how that 86 world cup where Argentina did not have the greatest team in their history maradona takes to victory in an american world cup where the only american team alive by the semis was argentina with 3 other Europeans. Also, where mighty brazil had fallen to france in a very close match. Maradona did not win a world cup for Argentina. Maradona won a world cup for america.
Maradona was a big pig ?
I think there is not a higher success in life than making happy millions of people with your skills…. Diego was a gifted one, who shared it with everyone…. he was connected with that special mysthic energy that created happinness around him… I think that he was soooo generous that he give himself too much to others at the point to getting void inside and fill that hole with the demons we all know….
One of the greatest. Rip
RIP legend Maradona
Che Guevara.
Maradona was a great player but he didn’t do much after his playing career was over. Drug and alcohol abuse lead to his health deterioration ..
P.S Messi is better .
Do not forget the figurine album, the snacks, and all his merchandise, he was about to do his own cigarette brand… and all of the sudden..
Sadly that’s what drugs do to you
Το ποδοσφαιρο ειναι ο Μαραντόνα και ο Μαραντόνα πολλά περισσότερα απο το ποδόσφαιρο.
Ernesto Guevara is defo more famous and important than maradona, and he was argentine as well.
Not just the most famous Argentina person… everybody knows who Maradona is…truly a world icon…up there with Muhammad Ali…Ayton senna…kobe Bryant and George best! Rip Diego! X
Fly with Angels, Diego.
I hope that you finally have peace ?
Younger generations know who Maradona is, not so much who Ali was or represented. Thats what makes Maradona the most iconic super star in sports. Just watch what he generates among people of all ages, despite if you like him or not. Maradona was way more than a hand of god goal (Shilton is responsible for that goal by the way) he was the one that played and scored in the most artistic way ever seen in this sport. Multiple times. Thats the difference, where some people see a hand, other people see an act of justice that they dont have in their lives, around the globe. Soccer-football, is just the excuse. Ali, in his greatness and without drugs, cant reach what Maradona means for millions of people.
I thought it was Evita Perron.
Yaaah rest in peace
He is the world's biggest icon and legend in football history. Like Bruce Lee is for martial arts, how Bob Marley is for reggae, how Muhammed Ali was for boxing.