In Argentina, Diego Maradona is not a football player, he is not even a person.
In Argentina, Diego Maradona is a myth, a living legend: part of the culture and the society.
For both of his sides, personal and professional, for better or worse, El Diego (as many people call him affectionately) is always present in Argentina´s collective imagination: newspapers, TV news, movies, books, tshirts, graffitis... even tattoos!
He´s is always there.
Maradona is Argentina. In a country where football is the law, he left an indelible mark, changing the history of football forever.
Creator of both fanatics and detractors, his story is thrilling: of humble birth, the life of Maradona is very interesting and complex: besides being provably the best football player of all times, his life has a lot more ingredients to highlight:
witty statements, controversial statements, drug problems, scandals of all kind, love affairs, fights, reconciliations, trials, many friendships and enmities.
Politically incorrect, conflicting, ingenious, multifaceted... the list of adjectives could go on and on.
Knowing and understanding Maradona´s history is knowing and understanding an important part of Argentina´s and football´s contemporary history.