Asif Kapadia sits down with Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett to recount Diego Maradona’s soccer career, how the documentary came together and what it was like touching Maradona’s foot. Maradona displayed football talent early, and at age eight he joined Las Cebollitas (“The Little Onions”), a boys’ team that went on to win 136 consecutive games and a national championship. But he shone for the Villa Fiorito team and the Argentinos Juniors scout Francis Cornejo persuaded Don Diego to give way. Last modified on Mon 20 Feb 2017 12.42 GMT. The charismatic Argentine was worshiped on and off the pitch and led Napoli to its first league title. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images. "Kapadia’s handling of Maradona’s eventful rise and ignominious decline is a bracing, well-controlled run across a rocky pitch. [6][7] The following season he won the regular season championship, and reached the CNSL Championship final where the club faced St. Catharines Wolves, and won the series on 11-0 goals on aggregate. Soon after returning to Buenos Aires he expressed his pain at watching his father’s life ebb away but also his relief at seeing him in time. ", '“Diego Maradona” — one of the best sports documentaries I’ve ever seen. • Eldest child Diego flew to Argentina to see his father before he died, Diego Maradona, right, and his father "Don Diego", who died on Thursday, watch a match together in Buenos Aires in 2012. Stream Roger Bennett’s full interview with Asif Kapadia on Apple Podcast. Hugo Maradona (born 9 May 1969) is a former Argentine football player. Diego Maradona is a documentary that highlights one of the most celebrated and controversial soccer players in the world. In Conversation With Asif Kapadia and Roger Bennett. Maradona arrived in Naples on July 5, 1984, for a world-record fee. In 1993, he went to North America to sign with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Professional Soccer League. [11], "Does Diego Maradona have a more famous brother? This wild and unforgettable story will recount the miracles he performed on the field as darker days loomed ahead. His first child, Diego, was born in 1960. Maradona arrived in Naples on July 5, 1984, for a world-record fee. [1][2] In 1993, he went to North America to sign with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Professional Soccer League. Don Diego stood by the 1986 World Cup winner throughout a turbulent career during which the player dazzled on the soccer field but also succumbed to drug and alcohol abuse. Hugo Maradona is the brother of Diego Maradona (Manager Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata). [10] He signed with the Buffalo Blizzard for the 1997/1998 NPSL indoor season, and appeared in five matches and recorded one goal. Maradona rushed to Argentina from Dubai earlier this month to be with his father as his health deteriorated, having regretted not seeing his mother, known affectionately as … The following season he won the regular season championship, and reached the CNSL Championship … Maradona rushed to Argentina from Dubai earlier this month to be with his father as his health deteriorated, having regretted not seeing his mother, known affectionately as Dona Tota, in the days before she died in 2011. Maradona, who is the brother of fellow players Diego and Hugo, played in Argentina for Boca Juniors, in Spain for Granada, and in Peru for Deportivo Municipal; he also played in Japan and Canada and Venezuela. It will include more than 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from Maradona’s personal archives, and decades-old news footage and interviews with historians and journalists. Hugo Maradona is the uncle of Hernán López Muñoz (Club Atlético River Plate II). The father of Diego Maradona died on Thursday at the age of 87 after heart and respiratory problems, Argentinian media reported.
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