REWIND - Diego Maradona: Stolen Blood, Italian Gangsters, and the Hand of God

Diego Maradona was busted for drugs, prostitution, and shooting an air rifle at reporters. He was also associated with one of the biggest and oldest organized crime families in Italy. Despite all of this, Diego Maradona somehow still showed up the next day and played a great game of soccer. He even turned a soccer match into a weapon during a centuries-long war between England and Argentina. Diego Maradona was more than one of the greatest of all time on the pitch – he was also one of the most infamous. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at }www.disgracelandpod.com/badlands. This episode was originally published on November 23, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices