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Adam and Jeff discuss the sad death of Diego Maradona and the still ongoing murder trial that resulted from his passing


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Adam and Jeff look into Diego Maradona's long history of supporting leftists causes and leaders in South America, his hated for George W. Bush, and his conflicts with FIFA



Show notes: https://unpops.co/3wBYCrA 


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Adam and Jeff (who doesn't even like sports) talk about Diego Maradona's relentless cocaine habit, his foray into coaching and managing, and his wild press conference statements during the 2010 World Cup.

REFERENCE LINKS

Coaching Career Pt. 1

https://www.90min.com/posts/diego-maradona-manager-looking-back-unforgettable-coaching-career

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1453641-diego-maradona-is-risking-his-legacy-with-chequered-coaching-career

2000 Overdose and Cuba

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/15/6

https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2000/0117/296764.html#:~:text=Maradona%20chose%20to%20be%20treated,Cup%20in%20the%20United%20States.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv3web/the-immortal-maradona-the-many-times-that-diego-cheated-death

2004 Overdose

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/20/argentina.football

La Noche del 10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Noche_del_10

https://www.sportbible.com/football/boxing-news-football-diego-maradona-interviewed-mike-tyson-on-live-tv-and-it-was-glorious-20201126

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111101352.html

https://youtu.be/Qtk7VV2UcX4?t=896

Coaching Career Pt. 2

https://www.90min.com/posts/diego-maradona-manager-looking-back-unforgettable-coaching-career

The 2010 World Cup

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/29/2001324/top-10-crazy-diego-maradona-moments-of-world-cup-2010-so-far

https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/05/07/argentina-2010-world-cup-lionel-messi-diego-maradona


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Adam and Jeff reflect on Diego Maradona's post-Italy years, which were mostly spent doing lots and lots of cocaine. 

REFERENCE LINKS

Maradona Doing Coke On the Pitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIygalhVZ00

The Phone Call

https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/how-cocaine-fame-and-the-mafia-destroyed-diego-maradona/

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/diego-maradona-cocaine-charges-argentina-napoli-drugs-421844

Chonky Maradona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CYFJAwkes

Back to Spain

https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11095/11981555/diego-maradona-at-sevilla-the-forgotten-season-of-his-career-in-europe

The Beautiful Juan Antonio Ruiz Roman

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3058379#/media/File:Espartaco.jpg

The 1994 World Cup

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/06/30/argentinas-maradona-fails-drug-test/11ca5183-93f6-4e3e-b7b0-19e8ad4af705/

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/03/17/diego-maradona-at-world-cup-1994-the-fallen-angel/

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/29/sports/maradona-fails-another-drug-test.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/maradona-in-geneva-for-drugs-treatment-1.76790


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Adam and Jeff finish up their deep dive into Diego Maradona's time playing in Italy.



Reference Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7700291-once-upon-a-time-in-naples

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/diego-maradona


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Adam and Jeff discuss Diego Maradona's wildly successful and insanely chaotic time playing in Italy.



Reference Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7700291-once-upon-a-time-in-naples

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/diego-maradona


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