Maradona

British

/ ˌmærəˈdɒnə /

noun

Diego Armando (dɪˈeɪɡəʊ). born 1960, Argentinian footballer and manager: his clubs included Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli; scored 34 goals in 91 internationals (1977–94); under his captaincy Argentina won the World Cup in 1986

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"He's a really good person, but he has no personality," Diego Maradona said just weeks before Messi's first retirement.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Back then it was the comparison with Maradona that was held against him.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Maradona spent most of that year in Dubai before travelling to Argentina to see his father, Diego Salustiano Maradona, who died in June 2015.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The court adjourned until August 27 to check whether the tests "correspond to Diego Armando Maradona or someone else," presiding judge Alberto Gaig said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Enrique might have been the next Pelé, but I wasn’t even in the same galaxy as Maradona.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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