Without a doubt the greatest ever. Because he was not only the most creative and technically gifted, he achieved the most with the least, played in the greatest and most competitive league of all time with rules that basically allowed brutality and on terrible pitches.
Unlike his time in Italy or Argentina there aren't that many photos from Maradona's Barça days.
But thanks to the Deportes archive, I've got color photos from every single match Maradona played for barça.
"بآخر لمسة لي بالهدف الذي سجلته ضد انجلترا بنهائيات #كأس_العالم 1986 ضرب المدافع كاحلي بكل قوة وكاد أن يتسبب بكسره لكن عظمة اللحظة الحماس كانا شديدين لدرجة أني لم أشعر بشيئ".
دييغو مارادونا -
Had the privilege of watching Messi in Dallas on Monday and then Ronaldo in Houston 24 hours later.
Two very different experiences — culturally, theatrically, stylistically — but, whatever your preference, it’s still a joy to see them perform at this stage of their careers.
I’ve said many times I don’t think we’ll ever see a player like Messi again. A once-in-a-generation player? If only. More like a once-in-a-lifetime player.
But similar applies, in a different way, to Ronaldo. If you cannot see how exceptional his career is, and if you’re intent on judging his football legacy on what he’s like at 41, well … at least acknowledge that he’s probably the best 41-year-old forward there has ever been.
And that will remain the case unless Messi, 39 today, plays for another two years …
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A new documentary, El Diez: Made in Tepito, explores claims that Diego Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup shirt was bought at a market in Mexico City's Tepito district after Argentina allegedly ran out of spare jerseys https://t.co/UgER4OhfqQ
When discussing the greatest footballer of all time, three names inevitably emerge: Pelé, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi. Yet comparing them is almost impossible, because each of them represented something truly unique.
Pelé was the pioneer. He turned football into a global spectacle, winning everything and scoring like no one else in his era. He was the first King.
Maradona was pure genius — raw talent in its highest form, perhaps the player most capable of changing the fate of a team all by himself. Wherever Diego went, history changed.
Messi is technical perfection: consistency, vision, dribbling, goals, and assists. For nearly twenty years, he made the extraordinary look ordinary.
So who was the greatest of them all? Perhaps there is no definitive answer.
If you seek perfection, there is Messi.
If you seek rebellious genius, there is Maradona.
If you seek the origin of football’s legend, there is Pelé.
Perhaps football has never had just one God.
It has had three.
Is there anyone alive - outside those who have committed too much to internet arguments - who still thinks Ronaldo should be in the same conversation as Messi, let alone might actually be better?
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Would Diego Maradona been able to score the 'Goal of the Century' if Bryan Robson been fit & able to play in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against Argentina? He explained to me how he would have coped with the situation. Read more in my new book out now https://t.co/b2MPIof41I