"Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God" This is Diego Maradona. This British documentary film written and directed by Asif Kapadia. The film is a look at the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona. On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee. The world's most celebrated football icon and the most passionate but dangerous city in Europe were a perfect match for each other. The film is constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage.
Maradona was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players.
Maradona is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, this is thanks to his vision, passing, ball control and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature (1.65 m or 5 ft 5 in). This gave him a low center of gravity allowing him to maneuver better than most other football players. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. This was due to his presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance. In November 2008, Maradona became coach of Argentina. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados.
As riveting as it is sad, Diego Maradona is a powerfully honest look at the twisted relationship between sport and celebrity—and the lethal spiral of addiction. Maradona's glorious rise and heartbreaking fall is movingly documented by Kapadia.
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