Diego Maradona

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According to reports...yep...

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Goal of the Century...

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And they say he didn't have a right foot.

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I was in Naples in 1984 (part of my cross-Europe backpacking trip), and the city suddenly went berserk, Street parties, cars honking all night long. It was the night Napoli announced that they'd signed Maradona.

I knew about soccer, but that night was a revelation - my God it was crazy. And he hadn't played a game for them yet.
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For all of the crazy stories you hear about Maradona in Italy and afterward, it is nice to see this kind of thing bubble up.

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Liga MX will have a moment of silence before the quarterfinals games tonight and tomorrow.

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Pruitt wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:44 pm I was in Naples in 1984 (part of my cross-Europe backpacking trip), and the city suddenly went berserk, Street parties, cars honking all night long. It was the night Napoli announced that they'd signed Maradona.

I knew about soccer, but that night was a revelation - my God it was crazy. And he hadn't played a game for them yet.
What? That's amazing! I can only imagine what that was like that night.

Similar story, studying abroad in Spring 99 in Prague was what got me into Man U. British/Irish pubs were the one place were I could really communicate, and I got really into that team that year. I never knew which pub would have which game on which night, I had no cell phone and internet was only accessible at cafes. I met up with Oiler in Paris, and we immediately hopped a train for Barcelona. It wasn't until we were on the train that we realized that it was full of Man U fans making the trek to the Champions League final at Camp Nou.
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Yep. 1987 and 1990 are still the only Serie A titles in Napoli's history. Serie A was stacked at that time, with the Dutch-led Milan, German-led Inter, and star studded Sampdoria and Juventus.

They also won the UEFA Cup in 89, which was a cup for 2nd placed teams. But they never had the luck in Champions Cup. They played Real Madrid in the first round which was ridiculous.
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The documentary on Amazon Prime is must viewing.
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Wow, they postponed the CopaLibertadores Final too because of his death.

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Jesus. Not surprised, but horrific, and I only read the little bit before the paywall.
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