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Diego Maradona: Maradona: A portrait of a flawed genius

Argentinian soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona left, sits beside Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo during The Best FIFA 2017 Awards at the Palladium Theatre in London, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. [AP Photo/Alastair Grant]

Argentine soccer legend who has died aged 60 was no stranger to controversy.

Notorious for his wild lifestyle, Argentina great Diego Maradona turned 60 on October 30 in far more sober circumstances sheltered in self-isolation to protect him from the coronavirus pandemic.

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