Cocaine Soccer God (Diego Maradona)

Famous and Gravy

Mar 30 2022 • 1 hr 3 mins

This person died in 2020 at age 60. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, voted him and Pelé the sport’s two greatest players of the century. His ability to surprise and startle developed a darker edge as he became addicted to cocaine. After he retired from playing soccer, his thick musculature bloated into unhealthy corpulence. Today’s dead celebrity is Diego Maradona.  Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. For updates on the show, please sign up for our mailing list at famousandgravy.com. Also, play our mobile quiz app at deadoraliveapp.com Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for Diego Maradona Famous & Gravy official website Dead or Alive Quiz Game Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Video of Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal from 1986 World Cup Quarterfinals Maradona’s “Goal of the Century” in the same game “The Two Sides of Diego Maradona” article from The Ringer Trailer for HBO’s “Diego Maradona” documentary on IMDB List of 6 Great Films & TV Series about Diego Maradona HPB.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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