Diego Armando Maradona

[Gil Boyd]

Sadly for us Brits, he cheated and couldn't find it in himself to admit to it by hand balling a goal in the world cup.

That said he was a good footballer, but my money has always been on George Best. Mind you at the money they get paid, they should be good, afterall, it is their living and they are doing it EVERYDAY, so one would expect them all to be good, otherwise they would'nt be where they are!!

Both players were similar in their play, the ball looked as if it was attached to their toes.
RIP to both of them

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[oldpaul]

Sadly for us Brits, he cheated and couldn't find it in himself to admit to it by hand balling a goal in the world cup.

From his autobiography, "Ahora sí puedo contar lo que en aquel momento no podía, lo que en aquel momento definí como «La mano de Dios»... Qué mano de Dios, ¡fue la mano del Diego!"
Now I can say what I couldn't at that moment, what I defined at that time as The Hand of God. What a hand of God, it was the hand of Diego!

The referee confirmed the goal and after the English side prostested he pointed to the linesman who also confirmed the goal. Bad calls both. I have never seen a professional sports player dispute a decision in their favor, perhaps others have. Later in the same match Maradona dribbled through five opposing players to score the second and winning goal. In any case, one match doesn't define a career and Maradona's was spectacular.

I cannot disagree with you about George Best. They were very similar in skill and style, even off the pitch. Both had serious alcohol problems that almost certainly shortened their lives. Best. Tom

[GeeRam]

Sadly for us Brits, he cheated and couldn't find it in himself to admit to it by hand balling a goal in the world cup.

That said he was a good footballer, but my money has always been on George Best.

And ironically, the cheating obnoxious drughead Argie died 15 years to the day after Georgie Best died.