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Diego Maradona - is one of the greatest footballers of all time. A genius on the pitch with an unrivalled ability to pass, shoot, dribble and float past defenders. He grew up in relative poverty, but his football talent was soon noticed and he made rapid progress through the junior ranks.

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Maradona was a precocious talent and when he was still only 15 years old, he became the youngest player in the history of the Argentinian league — making his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors. On his debut game, Maradona announced his unique talent by performing a perfect nutmeg passing through his legs of defender Juan Domingo Cabrera.

After five years at Argentinos Juniors, Maradona was the most sought after player in Argentina. In his first season at Boca Juniors, he guided them to a league title. However, it was a turbulent period. Heavily marked by defenders he suffered a broken ankle which caused him to be sidelined through injury. In one memorable moment in June , Maradona scored a goal of breathtaking quality in the Classico derby Barcelona vs Real Madrid; his footballing feats applauded throughout the stadium — a very rare case of Madrid fans applauding a player in a Barcelona shirt.

During the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao played in front of , spectators, Maradona became enraged at rough tackles and racist abuse from the crowd. At the end of the game, having lost , Maradona faced off an opposition player and, after further taunting, head-butted Miguel Sola, starting off a mass brawl involving all players.

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It was one of the most notorious brawls in Spanish football, with 60 people injured and Maradona at the centre. The signing of Maradona to Napoli created a sensation in the southern Italian city. In his second season , Maradona led Napoli to their first-ever Serie A title. It was a genuine shock to the Italian game, that the grip of Milan and Juventus on Italian football was broken.

Maradona was feted as a hero and the celebrations turned the whole city into a carnival-like atmosphere for a week.