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#2 Diego Maradona
Receiving the ball in his own half, just beside the iconic “spider” shadow cast on the Estadio Azteca pitch, Maradona had his back facing the goal. With a little tap on the ball, he took a step and spun a little to sneak in between Peter Reid and Peter Beardsley, before an incredible burst of speed took him past Terry Butcher and into the penalty area.
Maradona left Reid, Beardsley, Butcher, Steve Hodge and Terry Fenwick in his wake. The rest is history as he scored the greatest goal of the 20th century.
A player known for his exceptional vision, passing, ball control, dribbling, sudden bursts of speed, lightning fast reflexes and most importantly for his flamboyance on and off the field, Maradona has been a role model for a whole generation of football lovers all across the globe.
Maradona the footballer personifies the game’s spirit of joy and adventure; a master of its ultimate skills to dribble past anyone and everyone with the ball and score goals at will.
He won the 1986 World Cup in Mexico single handedly for his nation and showed his immense talent as a player. His ‘goal of the century’ against England in the quarterfinals made people believe that even the impossible can be possible.
