Wednesday, November 25th Will be remembered forever. The year that had taken so many lives had also taken Diego Armando Maradona. The Argentinian superstar lived a life of glory, mistakes, goals, and no shame. Who needed shame anyway? He was El Diego; he was proud to be so and there will never be anyone like him ever again.
Maradona Vs. the World
Maradona’s skills on the pitch are well documented in the digital age. That’s what allows the younger generations to know that the 1986 World Cup was all his. Argentina’s quarterfinal match against England earned him the title of World Football Genius, courtesy of commentator Victor Hugo Morales. Morales himself burst into tears after a solo run from the back ended in “The Goal of The Century”. That was of course after The Hand of God opened up the scoring. If only, yours truly could’ve seen it live. After reaching the top of the world he then returned to Naples and took Napoli to the top of Series A. Years later, he would play a different role in the game
A One of a Kind Skipper
What yours truly did see was Maradona’s tenure on the bench after a doping suspension and a troubled history with drugs put an end to his playing career. He was not very different as a skipper than he was a player. Controversial, even in defeat. Look no further than his 2010 World Cup press conferences to prove that. Win or lose, he had a rockstar’s magnetic attraction as press and opposing team members gravitated towards him whether, he was in Argentina, Mexico, or Dubai.
El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Kid) is no more. He will be remembered forever and those who will come before us will know about him. His glorious career and reckless lifestyle will serve as an example of how to carry yourself on the pitch and how not to do so off it. Up there, however, God will finally get his hand back.
Hasta siempre, Maradona.
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