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Everybody in Argentina can remember the hand of God in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope.

Diego Maradona

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Diego Maradona
Age: 60 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 30
Died: 2020
Died: November 25
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Diego Armando Maradona
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