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THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF DIEGO MARADONA

ROBERT J WILSON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE ARGENTINIAN LEGEND’S INCREDIBLE LIFE...

On top of the world: Celebrating winning the World Cup in Mexico in 1986

KNOWN as El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Boy), Diego Maradona once revealed his ambitions for his career. Already at ease in front of a TV camera, the teenage sensation expressed his dreams for the future.
“I have two dreams -one is to play in the World Cup, and the other is to be champion with my team.”
If life is all about achieving dreams and goals, then they don’t get any better than that.
The secret was alre...

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