Fans hold a vigil for Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional. Photo: AP
Fans hold a vigil for Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional. Photo: AP
Andy Mitten
Opinion

Opinion

On The Ball by Andy Mitten

Diego Maradona: the boy wonder who became a god for more than just his ‘hand’

  • They still sing his name at Argentinos Juniors and outside the stadium street art shows El Diego as a kid, an adult, lifting the World Cup and ‘Hand of God’
  • ‘At that age most kids hear stories, he hears ovations,’ wrote one newspaper of a young Maradona announcing himself to Argentina football

Fans hold a vigil for Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional. Photo: AP
Fans hold a vigil for Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional. Photo: AP
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