Somehow I don't think they're mourning in England.
Posted on 11/25/2020 10:52:55 AM PST by Obadiah
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.
A person close to Maradona said he died Wednesday of a heart attack. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Maradona died two weeks after being released from a Buenos Aires hospital following brain surgery.
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On one leg he had a tattoo of Che, on the other of Castro.
Perfect.
Because Wednesday is trash day.
I consider him to be a tragic hero of sorts. Deeply flawed, but a great player nonetheless.
He was 60. His liver was 138.
Just goes to show that athletic talent, like acting skill, can coincide with terrible deficiencies in other dimensions.
Somehow I don't think they're mourning in England.
Soccer, the sport of the third world.
... and smelled like sulphur.
also on his arms.
He was arguing about his tattoos.
He pulled down his pants and sat on a park bench. He asked a wino to look.
“Are these not Che and Castro on my legs?” He asked.
The wino said,
“I don’t who the guys on your legs are, but I think the dick in the middle is Bill Clinton.”
That’s photoshopped!
/s
Just saw a video of a slum in the Phillipines -- groups playing both soccer and basketball.
LOL!
Hand of God.
I hate soccer but know enough from friends to know who this all time cheater was.
The two most musclebound guys in my HS both passed in their late 50s, they were still quit fit.
Soccer is a beautiful game...
...and I am a proud SIKH American TRUMPer (Trump Supporter)
On one leg he had a tattoo of Che, on the other of Castro.
Athletes are not known for their brains.
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