For all his God-given footballing genius, Diego Maradona, at least for a generation of England fans, will be forever demonized for a moment of skulduggery in Mexico City's Azteca Stadium at the 1986 World Cup.
After sliding a pass towards team mate Jorge Valdano, Maradona continued his run and when England's Steve Hodge inadvertently sliced the ball goalwards, time stood still. TV replays revealed that it was not Maradona's head that had made contact with the ball but a craftily concealed left hand that had pushed the ball past Shilton.
In the post-match press conference, describing the goal, he uttered words that have never been forgotten.Shilton, England's most-capped goalkeeper, never forgave Maradona, saying that while he was the best player in the world he could never respect him or shake his hand. "To us Maradona is the God of the people," street artist Lean Frizzera said, after completing a mural depicting the goal on an underpass in Palermo, Buenos Aires, nearly 25 years after that day in the Azteca Stadium.
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