Football world pays tribute to Diego Armando Maradona on his birthday
Every October 30th, the football world pays tribute to Diego Armando Maradona on his birthday. Today, 'Pelusa' would be celebrating his 61 years. His extensive career started at Argentinos Jrs. but he later received strong offers from all sides, one of them from England.
It turns out that Maradona was already making headlines at a very young age in 'La Paternal' and he was even very close to going to the Argentina 1978 World Cup but the DT César Luis Menotti decided not to take him because of his young age. Even so, 'Pelusa' never stopped attracting attention from several clubs, one of them that showed interest was Sheffield United from England.
Sheffield United emissaries arrived in Argentina in 1978 convinced of taking Diego Armando Maradona. The deal was made and there was even an agreed amount: 400,000 pounds offered by the English club to 'Bicho'. However, everything fell apart suddenly even though the agreements were closed. The reason is that they ended up asking for more money from the English club, it is not known if it was the people from Argentinos Jrs. or those who were with Diego.
Finally, Sheffield United, who played in the second division of England, ended up taking Alejandro Sabella who excelled during his time in European football. This is how Diego Armando Maradona did not go to English football and stayed longer in Argentina to later join the ranks of Boca Juniors.
It is precisely at Boca Juniors where he would win his only title in Argentina and then leave, now yes, to European football but this time in Spain playing for FC Barcelona.
Gol del Siglo de Diego Maradona against England
They emulated Diego Armando Maradona's goal in a Nintendo edition, a amazing goal that marked the history of football.
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