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The lowdown: Maradona
He?s 43 ? about 20 stones heavy and is 5 ft 7 inches tall. He?s also the world?s greatest footballer.
It’s very sad about Rishi Kapoor, bloating up like that and being put on the respirator. But one thing I don’t understand is why Argentinians are praying for him.
Dimwit! That’s not Rishi Kapoor. It’s the world’s greatest football…er.. footballer.
He looks remarkably young for a 60-year-old though.
He’s 43 — about 20 stones heavy and is 5 ft 7 inches tall. But, yes, I know what you mean…
So it’s that sad tale of a sportsman taking to performance-enhancing drugs again?
If cocaine and booze are performance-enhancing drugs, yes. And to think that they called him El Pibe De Oro in Buenos Aires for his incredible football skills.
Didn’t he become famous for being the guy who scored ‘The Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final?
Yes, but only for four minutes. Maradona jumped to punch in the ball over goalkeeper Peter Shilton’s head in the 50th minute. Four minutes later, our man sliced through six English players to score what is arguably the best goal in world football. So it’s the 54th minute goal that he’s remembered for.
So what happened after that?
Well, he went on to play for the European clubs Napoli, Barcelona and Seville, dazzled the crowds and discovered the many vices of life.
Like suggestive SMSs from the ladies?
No, like drugs and booze and Italian opera.
Favourite three body movements: The shoulder shrug, the raised eye-brow-cum-curled lip and, of course, the left foot outside-dribble.
Not to be confused with: Any 40-plus member of the Kapoor family, Baichung Bhutia or Bappi Lahiri.
