Ian Rush and Diego Maradona in the same team!? It almost happened...
In the mid 1980s, Ian Rush became tantalisingly close to forming a mouth-watering strike
partnership with Diego Maradona. Sounds like fiction (!), but it's actually 100% fact.
After scoring 108 goals in 174 games for Liverpool, winning three league championships in a row and
lifting the European Cup in Rome, Rush was tempted to leave his beloved Anfield for Napoli in 1984.
Liverpool Kop @ Jul 21, 2009 7:40 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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