Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. 02 April, 2018 12:43 IST He quickly carried the club (and the much-derided city) on his back as it went from a lost cause to serious contender in Maradona’s first two seasons.It was a similar scenario for the distinctly average Argentina national team, which Maradona captained at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. With the game all but out of reach, Bayern pulled one back through Reuter five minutes later but the damage was done. The move to a struggling club was most definitely a downgrade for Maradona, but 80,000 rabid fans showed up to Napoli’s home stadium in July 1984 (before the season had begun) for his official unveiling.“Naples was one of the poorest, most violent places in Europe at the time,” says Kapadia. At the age of 26, he led from the middle, producing sensational solo performances, not least in the quarterfinal, in which they defeated England 2-1. We controlled the game, but we didn’t score the second.” He laughs, and it is all too obvious that this still smarts.With Bayern leading 1-0 and dominating, Matthäus had taken himself off on 80 minutes, exhausted but satisfied. El Bayern jugó como el antiguo Barça y clausuró el ocio nocturno tras un partido de fútbol sala (2-8). All rights reserved. Napoli won the UEFA Cup in 1989, and the Serie A title again in 1990. Although married to longtime sweetheart Claudia Villafane at the time, he also had a short affair with Cristiana Sinagra — a friend of one of Maradona’s sisters. To make matters worse, the affair played out in front of the attending Spanish royal family, while the entire country watched on live TV.After that shameful episode, only Napoli seemed willing to take a risk in buying him. I don’t know how much they missed me, when I went off. We've received your submission.One night in January 1991, Diego Maradona — the world’s most famous soccer star, then playing for S.S.C. “I was in Buenos Aires last week and there were 30,000 people turning out for training sessions.
“But when he left, he was broken from damage that was partially self-inflicted.”It was a shocking downfall of the most gifted player of his generation; the equal of modern-day greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo or fellow Argentine Lionel Messi. It made him an instant Neapolitan deity.“If you speak badly about Maradona, you are speaking badly about God,” states one fan in the film, with a deadly seriousness.“He was like a demigod — it disturbed him psychologically,” he says.With his ability to move around the city virtually non-existent, the Camorra — a notorious mafia crew — offered Maradona protection, and indulged his taste for partying, hard drugs and easy women. After gradually winding down his career during the 1990s, he struggled with off-and-on cocaine use, obesity and alcoholism.Earlier this month, he was appointed coach of the struggling Gimnasia de La Plata team in Buenos Aires.
That’s what leads him down a path when he loses himself.”He only acknowledged his son in 2016, and has since acknowledged being the father of six children from various affairs, on top of the two daughters he had with his now ex-wife.At the time, his success on the field continued. Cancel Unsubscribe. Napoli was even present at the sentencing that decreed his 15-month ban from football.The battle for redemption has been ongoing for Maradona, who will turn 59 on Oct. 30. The German legend discusses Bayern’s defeat by Manchester United 20 years on, Maradona and meeting Russia’s president @michaelbutler18 Thu 23 … "Maradona, 59, has battled a series of health issues since ending his playing career in 1997. Diego Maradona is about to enter the San Paolo Stadium on the day of his presentation in Naples.Ruff times: Kim Jong Un orders pet dogs to be confiscatedDisturbing video shows BLM mob beat white man unconsciousLyin' Bidens? As a 15-year-old, Maradona signed for the local Argentina Juniors team, and immediately became financially responsible for his entire family.He rapidly rose through the ranks before signing to a rival team, Boca Juniors, in 1981 before FC Barcelona swept him up the next year.