South Africa: Long Read | the Political Life of Diego Maradona

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The icon who died on 25 November 2020 was more than just the greatest footballer of all time. From Argentina to Palestine he represented the experiences of the outsider, the oppressed.

Poverty, like football, is universal. A truism that coalesced in the global popularity of Diego Armando Maradona, the "negrito" from the shantytowns on the periphery of Buenos Aires who became the centre of the footballing universe and, arguably, the greatest player of all time.

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