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#3 Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona's mastery on a football pitch was almost unbelievable - unless you saw him, you would not believe what he did was real. Fans at the time often said that Maradona had the football stuck to his shoe with the way he dribbled and glided past defences with ease.
One of the most controversial figures in the history of the game, Maradona was the first player in ages who made fans question whether Pele's legacy was finally in trouble. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" (The Golden Boy), and his leadership and talent made him as important a leader as he was a formidable opponent.
Due to his small stature, Maradona's low centre of gravity helped him manoeuvre past players with ease. His other-worldly dribbling combined with his vision, sprinting, and finishing, made him a freak of nature who made football look easy.
Maradona is almost single-handedly credited for winning the 1986 World Cup for Argentina. Against England in the quarter-finals, Maradona made history twice. He scored the controversial "Hand of God" goal, wherein he guided the ball into England's net with his hand, and then he scored the "Goal of the Century", where he dribbled for 60 metres and cut past five English players before slotting the ball home.
There are too many superlatives to describe Diego Maradona, and he is one of the few in the game who deserve to be called the G.O.A.T - the greatest of all time.
