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Legends

The man who, legend has it, escaped from a early grave when his uncle pulled him from drowning in a cesspit is notorious for his dirty deeds but what cannot be forgotten are his achievements in the 1986 World Cup.

Mexico '86: Maradona inspired Argentina to their second World Cup(Photography/Allsport)
Forget the handball against England, feel the quality of his 50-yard solo goal in the same game and the near repeat performance in the semi-final against Belgium.
If any man can be given the accolade of having won a tournament single-handedly it's this squat, bull-like figure from the barrios.
The Argentina side of 1986 were functional and hard-working but it was Maradona who fired them to the final and then set up two of the goals in their 3-2 win over West Germany in the final.
In 1990, a barely-fit Maradona dived and complained his way to the final where the Germans took their revenge. Few people shared Diego's post-match tears. In fact many rejoiced that such an u...

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