The World Football mourns as the passing away of one of the Iconic and arguably, the best players that ever kicked the football hit the media on the 25th of November 2020.

Diego Maradona was popularly known by the “Hand of God” goal he scored against England, he was also known for a lot of other things.
Here are some other facts you need to know about the late Diego Maradona:

1. Diego Armando Maradona was born in the outskirts of Buenos Aires in Argentina, on the 30th of October, 1960.

2. Maradona made his professional debut on October 20, 1976, for Argentinos Juniors and at 16, he made his international debut against Hungary still in Buenos Aires

3. Diego Maradona was nicknamed the “the hand of God ” after he used his hands to score against England in the quarter-final of 1986 World Cup. He said: “The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, a little by the head of Maradona.”

4. When Maradona was manager for Argentina, the team incurred their worst defeat by losing 6-1 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifiers. Maradona got a lot of criticism and when Argentina later qualified, Maradona said “Keep sucking” and was banned for two months by FIFA.

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