Born on October 30, 1960 in the poor slums of Villa Fiorito on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Diego grew up with soccer. He was nicknamed "El pibe de oro" (the golden boy). He started in Argentinos Juniors, then Boca Juniors and then went on to play for the national team. He went to Barcelona and played in Spain for some years. In 1984 he went to play for Napoli and won here two Italian championships in 1986/87 and 1989/90, a Coppa Italia (1987), an Uefa cup (1989) and a Supercoppa Italiana (1990). Unfortunately his fame and money got him involved with the wrong crowd and into trouble,a nd after failing a dope test he was banned from the soccer fields. After the suspension, he went in Spain to play for Sevilla. Then, after a pair of coachings in Argentina, he came back playing for Boca Juniors.
In the World Cup of 1994 in the USA, Maradona was tested after a game against Nigeria and was found to have used "ephedrine", not
permitted by FIFA. He was suspended from playing soccer for a year as
punishment. Although Argentina came in with a strong team in the 1994
World Cup, everything went downhill after the scandal and they were soon eliminated.
After the suspension, he started playing again for Boca Juniors until 1997: on October 30, 1997, on his 37th birthday, he retired from soccer.
But I think Maradona should be judged for what he showed on the soccer pitches of every part of the world, and not for his private life, and what he has shown in soccer is something really unforgettable.