Many greats in football have shown their superiority, showing that if we put everyone on the same level, we should put Maradona on the same level. You will compare some of these greats with innumerable goals, assists, personal achievements and others or you will compare them with World Cup, team achievements. You need to know the history that you have introduced to people.
Maradona: The legendary hero of Argentine football
Diego Armando Maradona has been described in many ways - "dazzling", "extraordinary", "stunningly talented", "controversial". He was an icon of football, but he was not immaculate. His display of skill, speed, excellence, and ability to foresee what would happen in the game - it fascinated football fans.
He won the 1986 World Cup in Argentina with almost a single feat. Just as he was condemned for scoring a handball goal against England - the next goal that Maradona scored after fooling goalkeeper Peter Shilton, cutting off a few English players with incredible skill - is still called the 'best goal of all time' or 'goal of the century'. Many agree.
"The first goal was questionable, but the second was magical," said former England manager Bobby Robson.
Throughout the tournament, Argentina scored a total of 14 goals, with Maradona contributing 10 goals to the Golden Ball.
Even today, Maradona is the main reason for so many supporters in Argentina for so many years. Born into his poor family. He was born 60 years ago in a poor area of Buenos Aires.
But he became a football superstar and came out of the poverty trap that many believe is better than Brazil's Pele as a player.
According to a survey, Maradona was the 'best footballer of the twentieth century' after Pele. FIFA later changed the voting rules so that these two stars could be honored.
Maradona scored 259 goals in 491 matches. Los Cabalio was unbeaten in 136 matches at a young age.
He made his international football debut at the age of 18 years and 120 days. He was shorter than the other players on the Argentina team, only 5 feet 5 inches tall. His body shape was not like that of an athlete. But his ball control, dribbling, skills were so smooth, his ability to pass and his speed were so amazing that his imperfections were overwhelmed.
Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina.
Apart from winning the World Cup in 1986, he also took Argentina to the final of the 1990 World Cup.
Napoleon Hero
When Maradona left Argentina's Boca Juniors for Barcelona, Spain in 1982 on a 3 million deal - it was a world record. He set another world record - when he joined Italian club Napoli on a 5million deal. He landed in a helicopter in front of 70,000 spectators at Napoli's Sir Paolo Stadium - as a new hero.
In club football, Maradona played his best game in Italy. Napoli won the Serie A title in 1986 and 1990. And won the UEFA Cup in 1989. The possibility of a big achievement for the club in this city was a skyscraper idea. Maradona has won two Serie A titles with Napoli, including five Europa Cup trophies. Even today the club has not been able to surpass that success. Although the world saw his glimpse on the stage of the World Cup, many footages of his achievements for Napoli do not match. But he has remained brilliant in the minds of the residents for generations.
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