drgriffen
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Really good article by Jonathan Wilson about Maradona:
An article from the Blizzard explaining the importance of the pibe in Argentinean football:
Edit: Excellent article by Rory Smith:
Edit: Gab Marcotti:
Child genius Diego Maradona became the fulfilment of a prophecy | Jonathan Wilson
Blessed with sublime talent developed in the slums of Buenos Aires, cabecito negra went on to become everything that defined Argentina’s football principles
www.theguardian.com
An article from the Blizzard explaining the importance of the pibe in Argentinean football:
The Cult of the Pibe
Argentina’s ongoing love affair with scruffy urchins with feet of gold
www.theblizzard.co.uk
Edit: Excellent article by Rory Smith:
The Most Human of Immortals (Published 2020)
The sport that Diego Maradona illuminated, the one he lifted into an art, was not tarnished by all that he did to himself.
www.nytimes.com
Edit: Gab Marcotti:
Diego Maradona will be remembered as one of soccer's greatest, the sport's ultimate flawed genius
Diego Maradona is gone, but as Lionel Messi puts it, "he'll be with us for eternity." The scope of his talent and his humanity will indeed live on.
www.espn.com
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