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World Cup: 25 Years Ago – El Diego made me a football fan (+video)

It has been well documented in the English press that today is the 25th anniversary of Diego Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" goal in Argentina's 2-1 victory over England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. That game brought out the best and worst sides of a player who, in my opinion, was the greatest footballer ever to play the game and it is arguably what "El Diego" did in the whole of that tournament which turned me from indifferent to passaionate about the game of football.

Read the full article at Stoppage Time.

Stoppage Time @ Jun 22, 2011 12:18 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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