Saw him several times in the Italian championship. Truly stunning.
R.I.P. Diego
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Indeed a gifted footballer just a shame about his personal life !!!
RIP Diego 
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He is the best for meâŚRIP
Pretty much everything after âLike a Virginâ was derivative, although âRay of Lightâ was okay.
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One of the greatest.
RIP
However (for me ) it is not the best, because a true sportsman will have to be more than technique / genius.
It needs to be an example for youth in moral conduct. And is personal life with drugs âsmashed the picture â
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One of the greatest indeed. And scorer of one of the greatest goals in a World Cup against England, not that one.
RIP.
The greatest.
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The best part was the little twirl at the beginningâŚGOAAAAAAL!
not goal of the century in my book though. Everyone does focus on team play these days. More solo than this goal does not exist.
Difficult to say, but his time was over unfortunately.
RIP.
Team playâŚthere was that other Argentinian goal in a World Cup (donât remember which one) where virtually the whole team made a pass before the goal was scored, something like 30 passes??? Also considered one of the best World Cup goals, I believe.
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Not a fan.
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Strangely, he spoke very highly of you.
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I donât follow football but was impressed with Marcus Rashfordâs tenacity in making UK gov support free meals for low income familiesâ children, amazing dedication:
Equally odd was my embarrassment the other day arriving home to find my son had gone without food/water all day at school.
The local council uses a system called ParentPay and the kids pay for food using a fingerprint ID system (alarm bells rang).
I get frequent emails from ParentPay indicating Iâve signed up for âalertsâ on account status.
I had not realised that transitioning from primary to secondary school his account needed a specific âper childâ update on low âbalanceâ and had assumed it applied to all children.
So, we see free meals for the poorer families which is fantastic, but a âjobsworthâ system for paying families where he was refused a meal after it was served due to low credit on the account. This is utterly crazy, he was simply refused, had a teacher called me I could have topped up straight away, or his sister could have paid for him as she had credit. Perhaps my fault ultimately but Iâm a little angry that inadequate credit prevented my child from having a meal through a âslipâ on my part - Iâd have readily repaid the transaction with interest if necesary, but âcomputer said noâ.
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Unlikely.
Absolutely magical player when on it esp in 82 and 86 world cups. However when moving to napoli developed a cocaine addiction which eventually messed him up as both a player and person and so the 90 world cup was a huge let down for him , he wasnt the same player and now was past it as evidenced with his posotive drugs test in usa 94. such a waste of his later career which just goes to show keeping grounded and not forgetting your roots and where you came from is just as important as how you play the game. Still there are some magical moments to be remembered.
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Yes. Ultimately we are responsible for our â distractionsâ.
Nice series, by the way. 
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Couldnât disagree more. Donât get me wrong, I would much rather he hadnât had the self-destructive streak that eventually destroyed him, just like I wish George Best and Alex Higgins hadnât destroyed themselves, and as Paul Gascoigne almost certainly will too.
Nevertheless, give me a colourful and controversial character like Diego and those others mentioned than a squeaky clean bore like Pete Sampras or Peter Shilton.
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Think youâre mistaking charisma of the tortuous man vs the example / discipline required to educate the youngsters.
I said I considerate him one of the best . Only not The Best, because sports shouldnât be only results. Should be an inspiration for all. And heâs not the complete package.
I adore nick kyrgios or John McRoe. (Maradona)
But as a lead example, itâs better Federer. (Pele)
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Two wonderful pieces about the complex man considered by many of us to be the greatest player ever.
The next is actually from the NYT: