Maradona’s show in England: a video of his from 2006 went viral in which he dazzled with his magic

An initiative whose main promoter was the British singer Robbie Williams in 2006 called for Diego Armando Maradona to put on the shorts one more time. It was Soccer Aid for the benefit of UNICEF, which brought together old glories from the world of soccer, among which the Argentine star stood out. Passes, walls, dribbles, pipes, changes of front, assists and even a penalty goal for your team in the mythical stadium Old trafford and in front of more than 70 thousand spectators.

The images of the compact with the interventions of the Ten went viral on social media in the last few hours. The Fluff He arrived at the last minute and joined the group led by the Dutch Ruud Gullit, who commanded the Rest of the World (which also had the Italian Gianfranco Zola and the French Marcel Desailly, among other stars). On the other side was England with former figures such as David Seaman, Paul Gascoigne, Harry Redknapp and Les Ferdinand, plus the arbitration of Italian Pierluigi Collina.

The locals took advantage through Ferdinand and later Jonny Wilkes, actor, singer and friend of Robbie Williams, extended the score. It was Maradona himself who narrowed the penalty gap, after generating the infraction in the area with a deep ball that hit the hand of a defender. With that bochazo he exposed that his quality was still intact at 46 years old. Diego deceived the goalkeeper in the maximum penalty and gave a subtle touch with his left foot to cross the ball and make the final 1-2 final. A British newspaper chronicle of that party described its definition: “He left goalkeeper Jamie Theakston like an idiot, like a mannequin”.

At that time Diego had played some games with the Boca Senior team and was in full physical condition after his upheavals and hospitalizations in early 2000 and his stay in Cuba to recover. The previous year he had driven the remembered program La Noche del Diez, that broke audience records on Argentine television and catapulted him to stardom again.

As usual, Maradona magnetized the looks and flashes of all the cameras of each international event of this type. When soccer was mixed with a charitable cause, Diego always tried to be present. Along with Williams, in hostile territory due to his history with the English in the 86 World Cup, Pelusa was also admired and applauded by those present. An unforgettable night in Manchester and one of his last great functions – already retired professionally – within a soccer field.

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