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{{Infobox football biography
| name = ডিয়েগ' মাৰাড'না
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| caption = ২০১২ চনত আল ৱাছল ক্লাবত মাৰাড'না
| fullname = ডিয়েগ' আৰ্মাণ্ড মাৰাড'না ফ্ৰাঙ্ক'<br>Diego Armando Maradona Franco
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = লে'নুছ, বুৱেন'ছ আয়াইছ, [[আৰ্জেণ্টিনা]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|25|1960|10|30|df=yes}}
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| clubs6 = নিৱেল্‌ছ অ'ল্ড বয়জ
| clubs7 = ব'কা জুনিয়'ৰ্ছ
| caps1 = ১১৪
| goals1 = ৭৪
| caps2 = ২৮
| goals2 = ১৭
| caps3 = ৩৬
| goals3 = ২২
| caps4 = ১৮৮
| goals4 = ৮১
| caps5 = ২৬
| goals5 = ৫
| caps6 = ১
| goals6 = ০
| caps7 = ৫
| goals7 = ২
| totalcaps = ৩৯২
| totalgoals = ১৯৯
| nationalyears1 = ১৯৭৯
| nationalteam1 = আৰ্জেণ্টিনা ২০ বছৰ অনুৰ্দ্ধঅনূৰ্ধ্ব ফুটবল দল
| nationalcaps1 = ৬
| nationalgoals1 = ৬
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'''<nowiki>ডিয়েগ' আৰ্মাণ্ড' মাৰাড'না ফ্ৰাঙ্ক'</nowiki>''' ({{IPA-es|ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona}}) (৩০ অক্টোবৰ ১৯৬০-২৫ নৱেম্বৰ ২০২০) এজন আৰ্জেণ্টিনীয় ফুটবল মেনেজাৰ, প্ৰশিক্ষক আৰু প্ৰাক্তন খেলুৱৈ। বহু কুশলী, ফুটবল সমালোচক, প্ৰাক্তন বা বৰ্তমানৰ খেলুৱৈ আৰু অনুৰাগীয়ে তেওঁক সৰ্বকালৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ফুটবল খেলুৱৈ হিচাপে গণ্য কৰে।<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bestbest.html "The Best of The Best"]. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com (19 June 2009). Retrieved 31 March 2013.</ref><ref>[http://footballpantheon.com/2011/09/the-100-greatest-players-of-all-time/ – "The 100 greatest players of all time"] The Football Pantheon, 20 September 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/news/2939/castrol-football-zone/2010/10/23/2176900/castrol-debate-pele-versus-maradona-the-stats-which-reveal – "Castrol Debate: Pele Versus Maradona"]. goal.com, 23 October 2010</ref><ref>Other opinions about Maradona as the greatest player can be found at: <br>[http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2012/07/29/3273490/barcelona-must-match-feats-of-milan-to-be-the-best-ever?source=breakingnews – "Ruud Gullit: Diego Maradona is the best ever in my opinion"]. goal.com, 29 July 2012<br>[http://socceranchor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=852:diego-maradona-is-the-greatest-of-all-time-barcelonas-lionel-messi-hails-argentina-legend&catid=57:latest-news&Itemid=168 – "Lionel Messi: Diego Maradona is the greatest of all-time"]. SoccerAnchor, 7 September 2011<br>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-12/top-stories/27937248_1_argentine-legend-diego-maradona-pele-argentina – "Rummenigge: Maradona better than Pele"]. The Times of India, 12 November 2008<br>[http://maldini3.blogspot.com/2008/07/maradona-best-ever-ronaldo-close-second.html – "Paolo Maldini: Maradona best ever, Ronaldo close second"] Paolo Maldini fan page, 21 July 2008<br>[http://www.soccerblog.com/2006/03/gary-lineker-messis-no-maradon.htm – "Wayne Rooney: Diego Maradona is the greatest player ever"]. givemesport<br>[http://www.givemesport.com/334001-rooney-diego-maradona-is-the-greatest-player-ever - "Gary Lineker: Diego has been the best player without a doubt, better than Pele"] SoccerBlog, 25 March 2006<br>[http://www.soccerbible.com/news/general/archive/2010/07/22/glenn-hoddle-exclusive-interview-hummel-football-boots.aspx – "Glenn Hoddle: Diego Maradona is the greatest player of all time"]. SoccerBible, 22 July 2010.<br>[http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-utd-icon-giggs-maradona-greatest-1935301 – "Ryan Giggs: Maradona is the best of all time"]. tribalfootball, 11 October 2011.<br>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=940839.html – "Rio Ferdinand: In my eyes Maradona is the best footballer ever"]. fifa.com, 7 November 2008<br>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=331214&root=global&cc=5901 – "Mario Kempes: Maradona is absolutely the best"]. ESPN soccernet, 18 April 2005.<br>[http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-City-striker-Sergio-Aguero-says-Diego-Maradona-comparisons-are-embarrassing-article788051.html – "Aguero: It is disrespectful to compare me to Maradona"]. Mirro Football, 20 November 2011.<br>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/scotland/2008/10/30/all-time-greatest-86908-20853123/ – "Frank McGarvey: Diego Maradona was world's best player"]. Daily Record, 30 October 2008.<br>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/2008/10/30/i-hope-diego-can-lure-messi-to-hampden-86908-20853116/ – "Gordon Smith: Maradona was the best player I ever saw play the game"]. Daily Record, 30 October 2008.<br>[http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/story/2012/04/11/maradona-is-best-says-ex-welsh-star/ – "Trevor Edwards: Maradona is best"] Central Telegraph, 11 April 2012<br>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3554196/Is-Messi-the-best-footballer-EVER.html – "Maradona’s still number one"]. The Sun, 29 April 2011.<br>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/teams/team=43922/coach.html – "Considered by many as the greatest football player to have ever walked the face of the earth"]. FIFA.com</ref> [[পেলে]]ৰ সৈতে তেওঁক বিংশ শতিকাৰ ফিফা খেলুৱৈৰূপে নিৰ্বাচন কৰা হৈছিল।<ref>[http://en03.touri.com/Berichte/FIFA-Spieler/MalePlayer.pdf FIFA Player of the Century]. touri.com</ref><ref name="SI">[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2000/12/10/maradona_pele_ap/ "Maradona or Pele?"]. CNN Sports Illustrated, 10 December 2000. Retrieved 13 March 2013</ref>
 
দুবাৰকৈ বিশ্ব-অভিলেখকাৰী চুক্তি ধন লাভ কৰা তেওঁ একমাত্ৰ ফুটবলাৰ; প্ৰথমবাৰ [[ফুটবল ক্লাব বাৰ্চিলোনা|বাৰ্চিল'না ফুটবল ক্লাবলৈ]] যাওঁতে তেওঁ তেতিয়াৰ বিশ্ব অভিলেখ ৫ নিযুত পাউণ্ড, আৰু দ্বিতীয়বাৰ নাপ'লিলৈ যাওঁতে ৬.৯ নিযুত পাউণ্ড লাভ কৰিছিল। পেছাদাৰী কেৰিয়াৰত মাৰাড'নাই আৰ্জেণ্টিন'ছ জুনিয়'ৰ্ছ, ব'কা জুনিয়'ৰ্ছ, বাৰ্চিল'না, নাপ'লি, ছেভিলা আৰু নিৱেল্‌ছ অ'ল্ড বয়জৰ হৈ খেলিছিল। ক্লাব স্তৰত তেওঁ নাপ'লিৰ হৈ খেলা সময়ছোৱাৰ বাবে প্ৰখ্যাত য'ত তেওঁ বহু খিতাপ আৰু সন্মান লাভ কৰিছিল। আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় স্তৰত তেওঁ আৰ্জেণ্টিনাৰ হৈ খেলি ৯১ খন৯১খন মেছত ৩৪টা গ'ল দিছিল।
 
তেওঁ চাৰিখন [[ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ]] প্ৰতিযোগিতাত অংশ লৈছিল। ১৯৮৬ চনৰ প্ৰতিযোগিতাত তেওঁ আৰ্জেণ্টিনা দলক নেতৃত্ব দি ফাইনেলত পশ্চিম জাৰ্মানীক হৰুৱাই বিশ্বকাপ লাভ কৰিছিল। তাত তেওঁ প্ৰতিযোগিতাৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ খেলুৱৈ হিচাপে গ'ল্ডেন বল বঁটাও লাভ কৰিছিল। সেই প্ৰতিযোগিতাৰ কোৱাৰ্টাৰ ফাইনেলত ইংলেণ্ডৰ বিৰুদ্ধে ২-১ ব্যৱধানত জিকা খেলখনত দুয়োটা গ'লেই তেওঁ দিছিল আৰু দুটা ভিন্ন কাৰণত সেই গ'ল দুটা ফুটবলৰ ইতিহাসত জিলিকি আছে। ৰেফাৰীয়ে তৰ্কিব নোৱৰা তেওঁৰ প্ৰথম গ'লটো আছিল হাতেৰে দিয়া যাক তেওঁ "ভগৱানৰ হাত বুলি অভিহিত কৰিছিল। ৬০ মিটাৰ (৬৬ য়াৰ্ড) ড্ৰিবল কৰি আৰু পাঁচজন বিপক্ষৰ খেলুৱৈ পাৰ কৰি তেওঁ দিয়া দ্বিতীয় গ'লটো FIFA.com-ৰ ভোটাৰে "শতিকাৰ গ'ল" আখ্যা দিছিল।<ref name=voted>[http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=82406/index.html "Diego Maradona goal voted the FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century"]. FIFA (30 May 2002). Retrieved 13 March 2013</ref>
 
মাৰাড'নাক খেলজগতৰ এজন অন্যতম বিতৰ্কিত আৰু বাতৰিৰ শিৰোনামাশিৰোনাম দখল কৰা ব্যক্তিৰূপে গণ্য কৰা হয়। ইটালীত ১৯৯১ চনত ক'কেইন সেৱন কৰি এটা ড্ৰাগ পৰীক্ষাত অনুত্তীৰ্ণ হোৱা বাবে তেওঁক ১৫ মাহৰ বাবে ফুটবলৰ পৰা নিৰ্বাসন দিয়া হৈছিল। পুনৰ ১৯৯৪ চনত আমেৰিকা যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ বিশ্বকাপত প্ৰস্বাৱৰ নমুনাত এফ্ৰেড্ৰিন পোৱা বাবে তেওঁক প্ৰতিযোগিতাৰ পৰা বাহিৰ কৰা হয়। ২০০৫ চনত তেওঁ ভালেখিনি ওজন হ্ৰাস কৰে আৰু ক'কেইন আসক্তিৰ পৰা মুক্তি লাভ কৰে। তেওঁৰ বহুবল্কী স্বভাৱৰ বাবে মাজে সময়ে সাংবাদিক আৰু ক্ৰীড়া বিষয়াসকলৰ লগত সম্পৰ্ক বেয়া হৈছিল। পূৰ্ব অভিজ্ঞতা নথকা সত্বেওসত্ত্বেও তেওঁক ২০০৮ চনৰ নৱেম্বৰত আৰ্জেণ্টিনা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় ফুটবল দলৰ মেনেজাৰৰূপে নিযুক্তি দিয়া হৈছিল আৰু ২০১০ চনৰ বিশ্বকাপৰ পিছত চুক্তিৰ ম্যাদ উকলি নোযোৱালৈকে তেওঁ সেই পদত থাকে।
 
মাৰাড'নাই ২০১১-১২ চিজনত UAE প্ৰ' লীগত [[ডুবাই]] ভিত্তিক ক্লাব আল ৱাচল্‌ক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়ে। ২০১৩ চনৰ আগষ্টত মাৰাড'নাই আৰ্জেণ্টিনাৰ পঞ্চম শ্ৰেণীৰ ক্লাব ডিপ'ৰ্টিভ' ৰিষ্ট্ৰাত "spiritual coach" হিচাপে যোগদান কৰে<ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201308/29256-diego-maradona-debuta-hoy-como-asesor-espiritual-de-deportivo-riestra.html "Diego Maradona debuta hoy como asesor espiritual de Deportivo Riestra", Télam, 19 August 2013]</ref> আৰু ১৯ আগষ্টত ছেন মিগুৱেলৰ বিপক্ষে খেলখনত তেওঁ এই নতুন পদৰ আৰম্ভণি কৰে।<ref>[http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/138778/maradona-celebrates-first-victory-as-riestra-spiritual-coach "Maradona celebrates first victory as Riestra 'spiritual coach'", ''The Buenos Aires Herald'', August 19, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Maradona-Riestra_0_977302612.html "Maradona motivó y Riestra ganó", ''Clarín'', 19 August 2013]</ref> ২০১৭ চনত মাৰাড'নাই আল-ফুজাইৰা ক্লাবৰ প্ৰশিক্ষক হিচাপে যোগ দিয়ে আৰু চিজনত শেষত সেই পদ ত্যাগ কৰে।<ref name="2017 coach">{{cite news |title=Diego Maradona leaves job in UAE after failing to secure automatic promotion |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11349642/diego-maradona-leaves-job-in-uae-after-failing-to-secure-automatic-promotion |agency=Sky Sports |date=6 May 2018}}</ref> ২০১৮ চনৰ মে' মাহত মাৰড'নাক ৱেলাৰুছৰ ক্লাব ডায়নাম' ব্ৰেস্তৰ অধ্যক্ষ হিচাপে মৰকল কৰা হয়।<ref name="Brest">[https://en.dynamo-brest.by/item/1082-da-diego-s-nami “Yes, Diego is with us!”]. Dynamo Brest. Retrieved 23 July 2018</ref> ২০১৮ চনৰ ছেপ্তেম্বৰৰ পৰা ২০১৯ চনৰ জুনলৈকে মাৰাড'নাই মেক্সিকান ক্লাব ড'লাৰেছক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়ে।<ref name="Mexican team">{{cite news |title=Diego Maradona's 'rebirth' at coaching job at Mexican side Dorados |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45482066 |accessdate=10 September 2018 |agency=BBC}}</ref>
 
মাৰাড'নাই ২০১১-১২ চিজনত UAE প্ৰ' লীগত [[ডুবাই]] ভিত্তিক ক্লাব আল ৱাচল্‌ক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়ে। ২০১৩ চনৰ আগষ্টত মাৰাড'নাই আৰ্জেণ্টিনাৰ পঞ্চম শ্ৰেণীৰ ক্লাব ডিপ'ৰ্টিভ' ৰিষ্ট্ৰাত "spiritual coach" হিচাপে যোগদান কৰে<ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201308/29256-diego-maradona-debuta-hoy-como-asesor-espiritual-de-deportivo-riestra.html "Diego Maradona debuta hoy como asesor espiritual de Deportivo Riestra", Télam, 19 August 2013]</ref> আৰু ১৯ আগষ্টত ছেন মিগুৱেলৰ বিপক্ষে খেলখনত তেওঁ এই নতুন পদৰ আৰম্ভণি কৰে।<ref>[http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/138778/maradona-celebrates-first-victory-as-riestra-spiritual-coach "Maradona celebrates first victory as Riestra 'spiritual coach'", ''The Buenos Aires Herald'', August 19, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Maradona-Riestra_0_977302612.html "Maradona motivó y Riestra ganó", ''Clarín'', 19 August 2013]</ref> ২০১৭ চনত মাৰাড'নাই আল-ফুজাইৰা ক্লাবৰ প্ৰশিক্ষক হিচাপে যোগ দিয়ে আৰু চিজনত শেষত সেই পদ ত্যাগ কৰে।<ref name="2017 coach">{{cite news |title=Diego Maradona leaves job in UAE after failing to secure automatic promotion |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11349642/diego-maradona-leaves-job-in-uae-after-failing-to-secure-automatic-promotion |agency=Sky Sports |date=6 May 2018}}</ref> ২০১৮ চনৰ মে' মাহত মাৰড'নাক ৱেলাৰুছৰ ক্লাব ডায়নাম' ব্ৰেস্তৰ অধ্যক্ষ হিচাপে মৰকল কৰা হয়।<ref name="Brest">[https://en.dynamo-brest.by/item/1082-da-diego-s-nami “Yes, Diego is with us! ”]. Dynamo Brest. Retrieved 23 July 2018</ref> ২০১৮ চনৰ ছেপ্তেম্বৰৰ পৰা ২০১৯ চনৰ জুনলৈকে মাৰাড'নাই মেক্সিকান ক্লাব ড'লাৰেছক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়ে।<ref name="Mexican team">{{cite news |title=Diego Maradona's 'rebirth' at coaching job at Mexican side Dorados |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45482066 |accessdate=10 September 2018 |agency=BBC}}</ref>
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[[File:Diego Maradona celebrando la obtención del Torneo Metropolitano de 1981.jpg|thumb|right|Maradona being held aloft by fans of [[Boca Juniors]] after winning the [[1981 Argentine Primera División|1981 Metropolitano]] championship]]
Maradona spent five years at Argentinos Juniors, from 1976 to 1981, scoring 115 goals in 167 appearances before his [[US Dollar|US$]] 4&nbsp; million transfer to [[Boca Juniors]].<ref>[http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1351900-aquella-jugada-que-llevo-a-maradona-a-boca "Aquella jugada que llevó a Maradona a Boca" by Daniel Arcucchi], Cancha Llena, 22 February 2011</ref> Maradona received offers to join other clubs, including [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] who offered to make him the club's best paid player.<ref name=yosy>''Yo Soy El Diego'', autobiography of Diego A. Maradona – Editorial Planeta (2000) – {{ISBN|9871144628}}</ref> Nevertheless, Maradona expressed his will to be transferred to Boca Juniors, the team he always wanted to play for.<ref>[http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/Diego-Maradona-19085.html "Fun Trivia : Diego Maradona"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729171304/http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/Diego-Maradona-19085.html |date=29 July 2014 }}. Trivia. Retrieved 24 April 2014</ref>
 
Maradona signed a contract with Boca Juniors on 20 February 1981. He made his debut two days later against [[Talleres de Córdoba]], scoring twice in the club's 4–1 win. On 10 April, Maradona played his first ''[[Superclásico]]'' against River Plate at [[La Bombonera]] stadium. Boca defeated River 3–0 with Maradona scoring a goal after dribbling past [[Alberto Tarantini]] and Fillol.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/22/deportes/d-04801.htm "25 años de romance"], ''Clarín'', 26 December 2009</ref> Despite the distrustful relationship between Maradona and Boca Juniors manager, [[Silvio Marzolini]],<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/09/24/s-04615.ht "Maradona por Maradona"]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 24 September 2000</ref> Boca had a successful season, winning the [[1981 Argentine Primera División|league title]] after securing a point against [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg81.html Argentina 1981 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi] on RSSSF.com</ref> That would be the only title won by Maradona in the Argentine domestic league.<ref name="Fifa profile"/>
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{{Quote box|width=32%|align=right|quote="He had complete mastery of the ball. When Maradona ran with the ball or dribbled through the defence, he seemed to have the ball tied to his boots. I remember our early training sessions with him: the rest of the team were so amazed that they just stood and watched him. We all thought ourselves privileged to be witnesses of his genius."|source=—Barcelona teammate [[Francisco José Carrasco|Lobo Carrasco]]<ref>Jimmy Burns (2009). "Barca: A People's Passion". p. 251. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009</ref>}}
 
After the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], in June, Maradona was transferred to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in Spain for a then [[World football transfer record|world record fee]] of £5&nbsp; million ($7.6&nbsp; million).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3278819/Life-and-crimes-of-Diego-Armando-Maradona-Football.html "Life and crimes of Diego Armando Maradona"]. The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2015</ref> In 1983, under coach [[César Luis Menotti]], Barcelona and Maradona won the [[Copa del Rey]] (Spain's annual national cup competition), beating [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], and the [[Supercopa de España|Spanish Super Cup]], beating [[Athletic Bilbao]]. On 26 June 1983, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid on the road in one of the world's biggest club games, ''[[El Clásico]]'', a match where Maradona scored and became the first Barcelona player to be applauded by archrival Real Madrid fans.<ref name="Clasico"/> Maradona dribbled past Madrid goalkeeper [[Agustín Rodríguez Santiago|Agustín]], and as he approached the empty goal, he stopped just as Madrid defender [[Juan José Jiménez Collar|Juan José]] came sliding in a desperate attempt to block the shot and ended up crashing into the post, before Maradona slotted the ball into the net.<ref>[https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2012-2013/30-years-since-maradona-stunned-the-santiago-bernabeu "30 years since Maradona stunned the Santiago Bernabéu"]. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 2 October 2014</ref> The manner of the goal led to many inside the stadium start applauding; only [[Ronaldinho]] (in November 2005) and [[Andrés Iniesta]] (in November 2015) have since been granted such an ovation as Barcelona players from Madrid fans at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]].<ref name="Clasico">[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-0-barcelona-3-bernabeu-forced-to-pay-homage-as-ronaldinho-soars-above-the-galacticos-516202.html "Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 3: Bernabeu forced to pay homage as Ronaldinho soars above the galacticos"]. The Independent. Retrieved 29 November 2013</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nesn.com/2015/11/real-madrid-fans-applaud-barcelonas-andres-iniesta-in-el-clasico-video/ |title=Real Madrid Fans Applaud Barcelona's Andres Iniesta In 'El Clasico' |publisher=NESN |date=21 November 2015 |accessdate=28 January 2016}}</ref>
 
[[File:Goikoetxea lesiona maradona.jpg|thumb|The moment when Atlético de Bilbao player [[Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga|Andoni Goikoetxea]] injures Diego Maradona on 24 September 1983]]
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The end of the 1983–84 season included a violent and chaotic fight Maradona was directly involved in at the [[1984 Copa del Rey]] final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid against Athletic Bilbao.<ref name="butcher">{{cite news |title=Diego Maradona gives hot, hot heat to The Butcher of Bilbao |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/dec/05/joy-of-six-scott-murray |newspaper=The Guardian |date=24 April 2015}}</ref> After receiving another rough tackle by Goikoetxea which wounded his leg, being taunted with xenophobic, racist insults related to his father's Native American ancestry throughout the match by Bilbao fans, and being provoked by Bilbao's [[Miguel Ángel Sola|Miguel Sola]] at full time as Barcelona lost 1–0, Maradona snapped.<ref name="butcher"/> He aggressively got up, stood inches from Sola's face and the two exchanged words. This started a chain reaction of emotional reactions from both teams. Using expletives, Sola mimicked a gesture from the crowd towards Maradona by using a xenophobic term.<ref name="Calioli"/> Maradona then headbutted Sola, elbowed another Bilbao player in the face and kneed another player in the head, knocking him out cold.<ref name="butcher"/> The Bilbao squad surrounded Maradona to exact some retribution with Goikoetxea connecting with a high kick to his chest, before the rest of the Barcelona squad joined in to help Maradona. From this point, Barcelona and Bilbao players brawled on the field with Maradona in the centre of the action, kicking and punching anyone in a Bilbao shirt.<ref name="butcher"/>
 
The mass brawl was played out in front of the Spanish [[King Juan Carlos]] and an audience of 100,000 fans inside the stadium, and more than half of Spain watching on television.<ref name="Bilbao"/> After fans began throwing solid objects on the field at the players, coaches and even photographers, sixty people were injured, with the incident effectively sealing Maradona's transfer out of the club in what was his last game in a Barcelona shirt.<ref name="Calioli">Luca Caioli (2013). "Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend"</ref> One Barcelona executive stated, "When I saw those scenes of Maradona fighting and the chaos that followed I realized we couldn't go any further with him."<ref name="Bilbao">Jimmy Burns. (2011). "Maradona: The Hand of God". pp.121–122. A&C Black</ref> Maradona got into frequent disputes with FC Barcelona executives, particularly club president [[Josep Lluís Núñez]], culminating with a demand to be transferred out of Camp Nou in 1984. During his two injury-hit seasons at Barcelona, Maradona scored 38 goals in 58 games.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/indepth/maradona_indepth.html "Backgrounder: Diego Maradona"]. CBC Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2012</ref> Maradona transferred to [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] in Italy's [[Serie A]] for another world record fee, £6.9&nbsp; million ($10.48M).<ref name="Times">[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/europe/article3325254.ece "Snapshot: Maradona is toast of the town after signing for Napoli"]. The Times. Retrieved 30 March 2013</ref>
 
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[[File:Maradona gol a inglaterra.jpg|thumb|Maradona right before scoring the "Goal of the Century" against England in Mexico 1986]]
Maradona followed this with two more goals in a semi-final match against Belgium at the Azteca, including another virtuoso dribbling display for the second goal. In the final match, West Germany attempted to contain him by double-marking, but he nevertheless found the space past the West German player [[Lothar Matthäus]] to give the final pass to [[Jorge Burruchaga]] for the winning goal. [[1986 FIFA World Cup Final|Argentina beat West Germany 3–2]] in front of 115,000 fans at the Azteca with Maradona lifting the World Cup as captain.<ref name="Diego"/><ref>Clive Gammon (7 July 1986). [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1064996/index.htm?eref=sisf "Tango Argentino!" ]. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 May 2014</ref>
 
During the course of the tournament, Maradona attempted or created more than half of Argentina's shots, attempted a tournament best 90 dribbles – some three times more than any other player – and was fouled a record 53 times, winning his team twice as many free kicks as any player.<ref>[http://www.castrolfootball.com/legends/tournament/index.php?year=1986l Castrol Worldcup Statistics – Diego Maradona]. Castrolfootball.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">Darby, James. (10 June 2010) [http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/10/1968349/castrol-world-cup-legends-diego-maradona-1986l WorldCup Legends: Maradona]. Goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.</ref> Maradona scored or assisted 10 of Argentina's 14 goals (71%), including the assist for the winning goal in the final, ensuring that he would be remembered as one of the greatest names in football history.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/spain-s-2010-conquerors-in-numbers-2904843 |title=Spain's 2010 conquerors in numbers |publisher=FIFA.com |date=22 August 2017 |accessdate=18 May 2020}}</ref> By the end of the World Cup, Maradona went on to win the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament by unanimous vote and was widely regarded to have won the World Cup virtually single-handedly, something that he later stated he did not entirely agree with.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>[https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/00/fwc_mexico_1986_en_part4_279.pdf “Argentina's Road to the World Title”] FIFA. page 43</ref><ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/goldenball/previouswinners.html "Adidas Golden Ball Winners" from] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517021852/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/goldenball/previouswinners.html |date=17 May 2012 }}. FIFA.com (14 November 2012). Retrieved 31 March 2013.</ref><ref name="number 10">[https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=76134.html Pelé and Maradona – two very different number tens]. FIFA.com (25 January 2001). Retrieved 31 March 2013.</ref> [[Zinedine Zidane]], watching the 1986 World Cup as a 14-year-old, stated Maradona "was on another level".<ref>{{cite news |title=Maradona was on another level – Zidane |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/7138/goal-hall-of-fame/2014/11/12/6070971/maradona-was-on-another-level-zidane |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=Goal}}</ref> In a tribute to him, Azteca Stadium authorities built a statue of him scoring the "Goal of the Century" and placed it at the entrance of the stadium.<ref>[http://worldrec.info/2007/04/28/messis-goal-better-than-maradonas-goal-of-the-century Messi’s Goal Better Than Maradona's Goal of the Century?] worldrec.info. Retrieved 29 January 2009.</ref>
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[[File:Argentina v belgica 1986.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.04|Maradona (pictured [[dribbling]] with the ball against Belgium in 1986) had excellent close ball control and would often go on runs taking on the opposition.]]
 
Described as a "[[Playmaker|classic number 10]]" in the media,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/what-is-a-false-nine-messi-hazard-how-the-attacking-role/sjo7n8fc6ubh17h538ws6tx1b |title=What is a false nine? Messi, Hazard & how the attacking role works |publisher=Goal.com |last1=Siregar |first1=Cady |date=11 June 2019 |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> Maradona was a traditional playmaker who usually played in a free role, either as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] behind the forwards, or as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]] in a front–two, although he was also deployed as an offensive–minded [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]] in a [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2 formation]] on occasion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/05/27/argentina-1986 |title=Maradona the coach can learn from experience of Maradona the player |publisher=Sports Illustrated |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |date=27 May 2010 |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/nov/19/argentina-napoli |title=The Question: is 3-5-2 dead? |work=The Guardian |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |date=19 November 2008 |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-lionel-messi-plays-for-argentina-but-he-is-not-a-traditional-argentine/ |title=Lionel Messi plays for Argentina but he is not a traditional Argentine player |work=The Globe and Mail |last1=Doyle |first1=John |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/07/germany-vs-argentina-shows-the-world-cup-isnt-for-the-world-why-america-wont-be-a-soccer-superpower-anytime-soon/374312/ |title=Germany, Argentina, and What Really Makes a World Cup Team |work=The Atlantic |last1=Barra |first1=Allen |date=12 July 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> Maradona was renowned for his [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] ability, vision, close ball control, passing and creativity, and is considered one of the most skilful players in the sport.<ref name="number 10"/><ref name="Political Psychology">David Patrick Houghton (2008). "Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases". p. 43. Routledge, 2008</ref><ref name="People on People">Susan Ratcliffe (2001). "People on People: The Oxford Dictionary of Biographical Quotations". p. 234. Oxford University Press, 2001</ref> He had a compact physique, and with his strong legs, low center of gravity, and resulting balance, he could withstand physical pressure well while running with the ball, despite his small stature,<ref name="spectacular to scandalous">[https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/name/93/post/1851646/headline "From spectacular to scandalous: Maradona's World Cup legacy"]. ESPN. Retrieved 14 May 2014</ref><ref name="Perfect 10s">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/core/world-cup/story/_/page/worldcup101-05142010/ce/us/ruud-gull-all-time-no-10s |title=Perfect 10s |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Gullit |first1=Ruud |date=14 May 2010 |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/in-soccer-being-short-can-help/372617/ |title=Why Being Short Can Help in Soccer |work=The Atlantic |last1=Khazan |first1=Olga |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> while his acceleration, quick feet, and agility, combined with his dribbling skills and close control at speed, allowed him to change direction quickly, making him difficult for opponents to defend against.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/maradona-really/ |title=Maradona? Really? |work=Montreal Gazette |date=29 October 2008 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a6353/world-cup-legends-2-diego-maradona/ |title=World Cup Legends #1: Diego Maradona |work=Esquire |last1=Burns |first1=Jimmy |date=9 July 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/23/sports/world-cup-94-maradona-lets-feet-talk-for-him.html |title=WORLD CUP '94; Maradona Lets Feet Talk for Him |work=The New York Times |last1=Yannis |first1=Alex |date=23 June 1994 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7717006.stm |title=When Hansen came up against Maradona |publisher=BBC Sport |last1=Hansen |first1=Alan |date=18 November 2008 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2019/12/09/5deea64622601d84558b4632.html |title=Menotti's scouting report for Barcelona on Maradona |publisher=Marca |date=9 December 2019 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/08/09/maradona/167d4752-8af3-4631-a418-4e8a92e4b6ff/ |title=! Maradona! |work=The Washington Post |last1=Gorney |first1=Cynthia |date=9 August 1981 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref> He is regarded by several pundits and football figures as one of the greatest dribblers in the history of the game; <ref name="spectacular to scandalous"/><ref name="Perfect 10s"/><ref name="Greatest Dribblers">{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1037524-50-greatest-dribblers-in-world-football-history |title=50 Greatest Dribblers in World Football History |website=Bleacher Report |author1=Allan Jiang |date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Joy of Six">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/oct/15/the-joy-of-six-great-dribbles |title=The Joy of Six: Great dribbles |newspaper=The Guardian |author1=Scott Murray |date=15 October 2010 |accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref> former Dutch player [[Johan Cruyff]] saw similarities between Maradona and [[Lionel Messi]] with the ball seemingly attached to their body when dribbling.<ref>[http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Lionel-Messi-hailed-as-world-treasure-by-Johan-Cruyff-fellow-Barcelona-legend-article881245.html "Messi's a world treasure says Johan Cruyff"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041440/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Lionel-Messi-hailed-as-world-treasure-by-Johan-Cruyff-fellow-Barcelona-legend-article881245.html |date=26 April 2012 }}. The Mirror. Retrieved 1 August 2014</ref> His physical strengths were illustrated by his two goals against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup. Although he was known for his penchant for undertaking individual runs with the ball,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nbcsports/we-missed-the-premier-league-too-the-legendary-career-of-thierry-henry/2343423/ |title=We Missed the Premier League, Too: The Legendary Career of Thierry Henry |work=NBC4 Washington |date=24 June 2020 |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> he was also a strategist and an intelligent team player, with excellent spatial awareness, as well as being highly technical with the ball. He could manage himself effectively in limited spaces, and would attract defenders only to quickly dash out of the melee (as in the second 1986-goal against England),<ref name="destroyed Diego"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/photo_galleries/3639075.stm Maradona's World Cup magic]. BBC Sport (19 April 2004). Retrieved 18 August 2006.</ref><ref name="Recall the best not the worst of Maradona">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/20/sport.comment1 |title=Recall the best not the worst of Maradona, says David Lacey |work=The Guardian |last1=Staff |first1=Guardian |date=19 April 2004 |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/mythbuster-messi-maradona-win-world-cup/p2c79lru48oi1b2cbsdvazjy4 |title=Mythbuster: 'Messi is not Maradona' - Did Diego win the World Cup on his own? |publisher=Goal.com |last1=Doyle |first1=Mark |date=27 March 2020 |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lowenstein |first1=Stephen |title=My First Movie, Take Two: Ten Celebrated Directors Talk About Their First Film |date=2009 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4000-7990-2 |page=xi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GR4VNVYyO0C&q=maradona+%22spatial+awareness%22&pg=PR11 |accessdate=29 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> or give an assist to a free teammate. Being short, but strong, he could hold the ball long enough with a defender on his back to wait for a teammate making a run or to find a gap for a quick shot. He showed leadership qualities on the field and captained Argentina in their World Cup campaigns of 1986, 1990 and 1994.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/29/world-cup-top-100-pele-maradona "World Cup’s top 100 footballers: how to choose between Pelé and Maradona?"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2014</ref><ref>John H Kerr (2004). "Motivation And Emotion in Sport". p. 2. Taylor & Francis,</ref> While he was primarily a creative playmaker, Maradona was also known for his finishing and goalscoring ability.<ref name="number 10"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/sportstalkfeed/top-20-soccer-players-of-all-time-5342c4fd56bf |title=Top 20 Soccer Players of All-Time |publisher=Medium |last1=Zavala |first1=Steve |date=17 August 2017 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref> Former Milan manager [[Arrigo Sacchi]] also praised Maradona for his defensive work–rate off the ball in a 2010 interview with ''[[Il Corriere dello Sport]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/napoli/2010/10/30-136383/Sacchi:+«Maradona+il+più+grande.+Il+Milan+voleva+prenderlo» |title=Sacchi: "Maradona il più grande Il Milan voleva prenderlo" |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=Italian |date=30 October 2010 |accessdate=12 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026005429/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/napoli/2010/10/30-136383/Sacchi%3A+%C2%ABMaradona+il+pi%C3%B9+grande.+Il+Milan+voleva+prenderlo%C2%BB |archivedate=26 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[File:Panini maradona supersport.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Association football trading card|Trading card]] of Maradona issued by [[Panini Group|Panini]] for the 1986 World Cup]]
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A controversial footballing figure, while he earned critical acclaim from players, pundits, and managers over his playing style, he also drew criticism in the media for his temper and confrontational behaviour, both on and off the pitch.<ref name="racconta"/><ref name="tragedy"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/diego-maradona-world-cup-argentina-england-falklands-war-patriotism-a8419006.html |title=The reason we English dislike Maradona so much is because we've never got over the Falklands War |work=The Independent |last1=Gore |first1=Will |date=27 June 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/germany-hammers-argentina-4-0-to-reach-world-cup-semis-1.528881 |title=Germany hammers Argentina 4-0 to reach World Cup semis |work=CTV News |date=3 July 2010 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corriere.it/sette/comportamenti/19_novembre_29/diego-maradona-fenomenologia-campione-contraddizioni-ecb71ac2-0ed9-11ea-b3dc-1023409a22e2.shtml |title=Diego Maradona, fenomenologia del campione delle contraddizioni |work=Il Corriere della Sera |language=Italian |last1=Pellizzari |first1=Tommaso |date=29 November 2019 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/maradona-estate-89/ |title=L'estate '89 di Diego Armando Maradona |publisher=www.ultimouomo.com |language=Italian |last1=Gaetani |first1=Marco |date=4 September 2019 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> However, in 2005, Paolo Maldini, described Maradona both as the greatest player he ever faced, and also as the most honest, stating: "He was a model of good behaviour on the pitch – he was respectful of everyone, from the great players down to the ordinary team member. He was always getting kicked around and he never complained – not like some of today's strikers."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/evergreen-maldini-still-the-soul-of-the-rossoneri-1.407203 |title=Evergreen Maldini still the soul of the Rossoneri |work=The Irish Times |last1=Agnew |first1=Paddy |date=18 January 2005 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> His former defensive club and international teammate, Baresi, stated when he was asked who was his greatest opponent: "Maradona; when he was on form, there was almost no way of stopping him,"<ref name="Baresi: One-on-One"/> while fellow former Italy defender [[Giuseppe Bergomi]] described Maradona as the greatest player of all time in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/inter/2018/11/22-50234858/ho_pianto_per_radice_maradona_il_piu_forte_di_sempre_ma_a_van_basten_e_stato_ancora_piu_difficile_prendere_la_palla/ |title=Ho pianto per Radice. Maradona il più forte di sempre, ma a Van Basten è stato ancora più difficile prendere la palla |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=Italian |date=22 November 2018 |accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref>
 
In 1999, Maradona was placed second behind Pelé by ''World Soccer'' in the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century."<ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |title=World Soccer Players of the Century |publisher=World Soccer |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> Along with Pelé, Maradona was one of the two joint winners of the "FIFA Player of the Century" award in 2000,<ref name="FIFA Player of the Century"/> and also placed fifth in "IFFHS' Century Elections."<ref name="IFFHS' Century Elections"/> In a 2014 FIFA poll, Maradona was voted the second-greatest number 10 of all-time, behind only Pelé,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Estero/02-03-2014/pele-piu-forte-maradona-zidane-3-baggio-9-migliori-10-secondo-fifa-80158538791.shtml |title=Pelè è più forte di Maradona, Zidane 3°, Baggio 9°: i migliori 10 secondo la Fifa|trans-title=Pelè better than Maradona, Zidane 3rd, Baggio 9th: the best 10s according to FIFA |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=Italian |date=2 March 2014 |accessdate=24 September 2014}}</ref> and later that year, was ranked second in ''The Guardian'''s list of the 100 greatest World Cup players of all-time, ahead of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] in Brazil, once again behind Pelé.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/may/29/the-world-cups-top-100-footballers-by-nationality-goals-scored-and-votes |title=The World Cup's top 100 footballers: by nationality, goals scored and votes |newspaper=The Guardian |author1=George Arnett |author2=Ami Sedghi |date=29 May 2014 |accessdate=3 December 2016}}</ref> In 2017, ''FourFourTwo'' ranked him in first place in their list of "100 greatest players,"<ref name="Murray"/> while in 2018, he was ranked in first place by the same magazine in their list of the "Greatest Football Players in World Cup History"; <ref name="Greatest Football Players in World Cup History"/> in March 2020, he was also ranked first by Jack Gallagher of ''[[90min.com]]'' in their list of "Top 50 Greatest Players of All Time."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6583929-diego-maradona-the-extremes-of-footballing-morality-the-greatest-of-all-time |title=Diego Maradona: The Extremes of Footballing Morality & the Greatest of All Time |publisher=www.90min.com |last1=Gallagher |first1=Jack |date=27 March 2020 |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> In May 2020, ''[[Sky Sports]]'' ranked him as the best player ever never to have won the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] or European Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/11096/11996951/25-1-best-players-never-to-win-champions-league |title=Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic: The best players never to win Champions League 25-1 |publisher=Sky Sports |last1=Solhekol |first1=Kaveh |last2=Sheth |first2=Dharmesh |date=30 May 2020 |accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref>
 
==Retirement and honours==
[[File:Maradona Barcelona shirt.jpg|thumb|right|Diego Maradona's ''blaugrana'' shirt on display in the [[FC Barcelona Museum]]]]
Hounded for years by the press, Maradona once fired a [[air rifle|compressed-air rifle]] at reporters who he claimed were invading his privacy. This quote from former teammate [[Jorge Valdano]] summarizes the feelings of many:
{{quote|He is someone many people want to emulate, a controversial figure, loved, hated, who stirs great upheaval, especially in Argentina... Stressing his personal life is a mistake. Maradona has no peers inside the pitch, but he has turned his life into a show, and is now living a personal ordeal that should not be imitated.<!--Es un personaje al que mucha gente quiere imitar, un personaje polémico, amado, odiado, que provoca gran convulsión social, sobre todo en Argentina... El error está en poner el acento sobre su vida privada. Maradona es incomparable dentro de un campo de juego, pero también ha convertido en espectáculo su vida y ahora está viviendo un drama personal que conviene no imitar.--><!--<ref>[http://www.el-mundo.es/larevista/num103/textos/valdano1.html Interview with Jorge Valdano]. el-mundo.es (2001) (in Spanish).</ref>}}
 
In 1990, the [[Konex Foundation]] from Argentina granted him the Diamond [[Konex Award]], one of the most prestigious culture awards in Argentina, as the most important personality in Sports in the last decade in his country. In 2000, Maradona published his autobiography ''Yo Soy El Diego'' ("I am ''The Diego''"), which became a best-seller in Argentina.<ref>[https://archive.today/20030512214724/http://www.wndu.com/sports/122000/sports_5111.php Maradona 'tells all' in autobiography]. Associated Press. 20 December 2000.</ref> Two years later, Maradona donated the Cuban royalties of his book to "the [[Cuba]]n people and [[Fidel Castro|Fidel]]".<ref>Garcia, Anne-Marie (21 February 2002) [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013215035/http://www.granma.cu/ingles/febrero02-3/8diego-i.html Maradona donates royalties from Cuban edition of his book]. granma.cu.</ref>
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{{Quote box|width=27%|align=right|quote="I asked myself, 'Who is this man? Who is this footballing magician, this [[Sex Pistols|Sex Pistol]] of international football, this cocaine victim who kicked the habit, looked like [[Falstaff]] and was as weak as spaghetti?' If [[Andy Warhol]] had still been alive, he would have definitely put Maradona alongside [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Mao Tse-tung]]. I'm convinced that if he hadn’t been a footballer, he'd've become a revolutionary."|source=—[[Emir Kusturica]], film director<ref name="Maradona FIFA"/>}}
 
With his poor shanty town upbringing, Maradona has cultivated a man of the people persona.<ref name="Vatican"/> During a meeting with [[Pope John Paul II]] at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]] in 1987, they clashed on the issue of wealth disparity, with Maradona stating, "I argued with him because I was in the Vatican and I saw all these golden ceilings and afterwards I heard the Pope say the Church was worried about the welfare of poor kids. Sell your ceiling then amigo, do something!" <ref name="Vatican">[https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/football-awaits-audience-italy-argentina-131330730.html "Football awaits an audience with Italy and Argentina"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904092010/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/football-awaits-audience-italy-argentina-131330730.html |date=4 September 2014 }}. Eurosport. Retrieved 2 September 2014</ref> In September 2014, Maradona met with [[Pope Francis]] in Rome, crediting Francis for inspiring him to return to religion after many years; he stated, "We should all imitate Pope Francis. If each one of us gives something to someone else, no one in the world would be starving."<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/diego-maradona-meets-pope-francis-in-rome-20140902-10b8tw.html#ixzz3C94HZkyr "Diego Maradona meets Pope Francis in Rome"]. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2014</ref>
 
In December 2007, Maradona presented a signed shirt with a message of support to the people of [[Iran]]: it is displayed in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' museum.<ref name="sundayTimes3April2008">{{Cite news |last=Naughton |first=Philippe |title=Diego Maradona makes a fan of President Ahmadinejad of Iran |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3673860.ece |accessdate=28 June 2010 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=3 April 2008 |location=London}}</ref> In April 2013, Maradona visited the tomb of Hugo Chávez and urged Venezuelans to elect the late leader's designated successor, [[Nicolás Maduro]], to continue the socialist leader's legacy; "Continue the struggle," Maradona said on television.<ref name="Chavez">[http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/206240-diego-maradona-visits-hugo-chavez-tomb "Diego Maradona visits {{As written|Hugo Chavez}} tomb"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825183755/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/206240-diego-maradona-visits-hugo-chavez-tomb |date=25 August 2016 }}. NDTV. Retrieved 29 November 2013</ref> Maradona attended Maduro's final campaign rally in [[Caracas]], signing footballs and kicking them to the crowd, and presented Maduro with an Argentina jersey.<ref name="Chavez"/> Having visited Chávez's tomb with Maradona, Maduro said, "Speaking with Diego was very emotional because comandante Chávez also loved him very much."<ref name="Chavez"/> Maradona participated and danced at the electoral campaign rally during the [[2018 Venezuelan presidential election|2018 presidential elections in Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Así bailó Maradona durante el cierre de campaña de Maduro |url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/asi-bailo-maradona-durante-cierre-campana-maduro_235670 |date=17 May 2018 |accessdate=18 May 2018 |work=El Nacional}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maradona acompañó a Maduro en su cierre de campaña electoral |url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/politicayeconomia/Maradona-acompano-a-Maduro-en-su-cierre-de-campana-electoral-20180517-0051.html |date=17 May 2018 |accessdate=18 May 2018 |work=Panorama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517235507/http://www.panorama.com.ve/politicayeconomia/Maradona-acompano-a-Maduro-en-su-cierre-de-campana-electoral-20180517-0051.html |archive-date=17 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis]], the Mexican Football Federation fined him for violating their code of ethics and dedicating a team victory to Nicolás Maduro.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lta.reuters.com/articulo/futbol-mexico-maradona-idLTAKCN1RL083 |work=Reuters |language=es |date=8 April 2019 |accessdate=10 April 2019 |title=Federación México multa a Maradona por dedicar triunfo a Maduro}}</ref>
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===Financial problems===
In March 2009, Italian officials announced that Maradona still owed the Italian government €37&nbsp; million in local taxes, €23.5&nbsp; million of which was accrued interest on his original debt. They reported that thus far, Maradona had paid only €42,000, two luxury watches and a set of earrings.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8264160.stm Police seize Maradona's earrings] BBC News, 19 September 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.wsn.com/2009/03/28/football/news/italy/maradona-still-owes-37-million-euros-taxman-says_343841/ Maradona still owes 37 million euros, taxman says]. wsn.com (28 March 2009).</ref>
 
===Death===
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Ever since 1986, it is common for Argentines abroad to hear Maradona's name as a token of recognition, even in remote places.<ref Name=Guardian/> The [[Tartan Army]] sing a version of the [[Hokey Cokey]] in honour of the [[The hand of God|Hand of God goal]] against England.<ref>Shields, Tom (9 April 2006). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20060409/ai_n16175117 LET'S RAISE A GLASS TO MARADONA TOM SHIELDS SPORT DIARY] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208061736/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20060409/ai_n16175117 |date= 8 December 2008 }}, ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Sunday Herald]]''.</ref> In Argentina, Maradona is often talked about in terms reserved for legends. In the Argentine film ''[[Son of the Bride|El Hijo de la Novia]]'' ("Son of the Bride"), somebody who impersonates a [[Priest#Catholic and Orthodox|Catholic priest]] says to a bar patron, "They idolized him and then crucified him." When a friend scolds him for taking the prank too far, the fake priest retorts, "But I was talking about Maradona." He is the subject of the film ''[[El Camino de San Diego]]'', though he himself only appears in archive footage.
 
Maradona was included in many [[cameo appearance|cameo]]s in the Argentine comic book [[El Cazador de Aventuras]]. After the closing of it, the authors started a new short-lived comic book titled "El Die",<!-- Note: This is not a mistake, the comic book was actually called "El Die", not "El Diez", which would had been correct under grammatical rules. The "mistake" in the title was done on purpose, for humoristic reasons --><!-- using Maradona as the main character. Maradona has had several online Flash games that are entirely dedicated to his legacy.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130706014409/http://www.soccergamespot.com/world-cup-games/maradona "Maradona Soccer Game"]. Retrieved 13 April 2013.</ref> In [[Rosario, Santa Fe|Rosario]], Argentina, locals organized the [[parody religion]] of the "[[Iglesia Maradoniana|Church of Maradona]]". The organization reformulates many elements from Christian tradition, such as Christmas or prayers, reflecting instead details from Maradona. It had 200 founding members, and tens of thousands more have become members via the church's official web site.<ref>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3666357.stm "Maradona in intensive care"]. BBC Sport (28 April 2004). Retrieved 18 August 2006.</ref>
 
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Many Argentine artists performed songs in tribute to Diego, such as "La Mano de Dios" by [[Rodrigo Bueno|El Potro Rodrigo]], "Maradona" by [[Andrés Calamaro]], "Para siempre Diego" (Diego forever) by [[Los Ratones Paranoicos]], "Francotirador" (Sniper) by [[Attaque 77]], "Maradona blues" by [[Charly García]], "Santa Maradona" (Saint Maradona) by [[Mano Negra (band)|Mano Negra]], "La Vida Tombola" by [[Manu Chao]], among others. There are also films, such as: ''Maradona, La Mano de Dios'' (Maradona, the Hand of God), ''El Camino de San Diego'' (Saint Diego's Road), ''Amando a Maradona'' (Loving Maradona), ''[[Maradona by Kusturica]]''.<ref name="Film"/>
 
By 1982, Maradona had become one of the biggest sports stars in the world and had endorsements with many companies, including [[Puma SE|Puma]] and [[Coca-Cola]], earning him an additional $1.5&nbsp; million per year on top of his club salary.<ref name="commercial"/> In 1982, he featured in a World Cup commercial for Coca-Cola, and a Japanese commercial for Puma.<ref name="commercial">Jimmy Burns (2011) "Maradona: The Hand of God". pp. 71, 84. A&C Black</ref> In 2010 he appeared in a commercial for French fashion house [[Louis Vuitton]], indulging in a game of [[table football]] with fellow World Cup winners [[Pelé]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref>[http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2010-04/26/gq-style-news-maradona-pele-and-zidane-for-louis-vuitton "Maradona, Pelé and Zidane for Vuitton"]. GQ Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2014</ref> Maradona features in the music video to the 2010 World Cup song "[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)|Waka Waka]]" by [[Shakira]], with footage shown of him celebrating Argentina winning the 1986 World Cup.<ref name="World Cup video">{{cite news |date=8 June 2010 |title=Shakira launches clip 'Waka Waka' Cup official music |url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html |publisher=Reforma |language=Portuguese |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref>
 
[[File:NIG-ARG (11).jpg|thumb|left|Banners depicting Maradona – such as this where he features alongside [[Lionel Messi]] at the 2018 World Cup – often appear at Argentina games.]]
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! rowspan="2"|Club
! rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3"|League
! colspan="2"|Cup
! colspan="2"|Continental
! colspan="2"|Other
! colspan="2"|Total
|-
! Division!! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Argentinos Juniors]]<ref name="Stats">{{cite book |last=De Calò |first=Alessandro |date=2011 |title=Il calcio di Maradona ai raggi X |publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |pages=94–95 |language=Italian}}</ref>
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|-
! colspan="2"|Total
! 166||116||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||166||116
|-
|[[Boca Juniors]]<ref name="Stats"/>
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||16||11||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[1983–84 Copa del Rey]]</ref>||1||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup]]</ref>||3||colspan="2"|–||23||15
|-
! colspan="2"|Total
! 36||22||9||4||7||8||6||4||58||38
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]<ref name="Stats"/>
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||18||6||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[1990–91 Coppa Italia]]</ref>||2||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[1990–91 European Cup]]</ref>||2||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in the [[1990 Supercoppa Italiana]]</ref>||0||26||10
|-
! colspan="2"|Total
! 188||81||45||29||25||5||1||0||259||115
|-
||[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]<ref name="Stats"/>
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|-
! colspan="2"|Total
! 70||35||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0||71||35
|-
! colspan="3"|Career total
! 491||259||57||36||32||13||8||4||588||312
|}
'''Notes'''
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===International===
{{For|a comprehensive listing of international goals scored by Diego Maradona|List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; ""
|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Year
! colspan="2"|Competitive
! colspan="2"|Friendly
! colspan="2"|Total
|-
! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals!! Apps!! Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]]<ref name="ArgentinaYouth">{{cite web |title=Estadísticas con la Selección Argentina |url=http://www.diegomaradona.com/historia/estadisticas/est_sel.html |website=diegomaradona.com |accessdate=23 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018024912/http://www.diegomaradona.com/historia/estadisticas/est_sel.html |archivedate=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|1979||11<ref group="lower-alpha">Five appearances and one goal in the [[1979 South American U-20 Championship]], six appearances and six goals in the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship]]</ref>||7||1||1||12||8
|-
! Total||14||7||1||1||15||8
|-
|rowspan="19"|[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]<ref name="Stats"/><ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |last1=Pierrend |first1=José Luis |title=Diego Armando Maradona – International Appearances |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/maradona-intl.html |website=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=30 July 2001 |accessdate=25 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011102210950/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/maradona-intl.html |archivedate=2 November 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|1994||2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[1994 World Cup]]</ref>||1||5||1||7||2
|-
! Total||46||17||45||17||91||34
|-
! colspan="2"|Career total||60||24||46||18||106||42
|}
'''Notes'''
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|-
! rowspan="2" width="150"|Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" width="125"|From
! rowspan="2" width="125"|To
! colspan="5"|Record
|-
! width="37"|G
! width="35"|W
! width="34"|D
! width="35"|L
! width="57"|Win %
 
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! colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|140|67|31|42}}
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* [[FIFA World Cup All-Time Team]]: 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wrldallt.html |title=World All-Time Teams |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=30 June 2017}}</ref>
* South American Team of the Year: 1995<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |title=South American Team of the Year |date=16 January 2009 |accessdate=10 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121064015/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |archivedate=21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or]] for services to football ([[France Football]]): 1995<ref>{{cite web |title=Combien de Ballon(s) d'Or France Football aurait pu remporter Diego Maradona ? |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Combien-de-ballon-s-d-or-france-football-aurait-pu-remporter-diego-maradona/1187918 |website=[[France Football]] |language=fr |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=14 November 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114121939/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Combien-de-ballon-s-d-or-france-football-aurait-pu-remporter-diego-maradona/1187918 |archivedate=14 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[World Team of the 20th Century]]: 1998<ref name="Player Profile"/>
* ''World Soccer'' magazine's [[World Soccer (magazine)#The Greatest Players of the 20th century|Greatest Players of the 20th century]]: (#2) 1999<ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century"/>
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==তথ্যসূত্ৰ==
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==Bibliography==
* Diego Armando Maradona, ''Yo Soy el Diego'', Planeta Pub. Corp, 2000, {{ISBN|84-08036-74-2}} (I am the Diego). {{in lang|es}}