“HIS BEAUTY WAS IN HIS FLAWS, AND PERHAPS ENHANCED BECAUSE OF THEM”
iego Armando Maradona’s status as a football deity was established long before his death on November 25 2020, preceding even his retirement in 1997. In the English-speaking world, the diminutive forward had been vilified due to the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal. But the No 10 to end all No 10s meant so much more than that, to so many more. Tributes have been flowing in since November, with actions often speaking louder than words. Football matches across the world observed a moment of silence, Lionel Messi dedicated a goal eerily reminiscent of one scored decades earlier by Diego, Boca Juniors postponed a match and turned off all the lights in the legendary
