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Did you know? Diego Maradona was 1.65 m tall — short for a top footballer. But he compensated with explosive acceleration and ball control. In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal he beat 7 English players in one action for "Goal of the Century". 5 minutes earlier he'd scored with "the Hand of God" — a handball he later admitted.

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Diego Maradona was 1.65 m tall — short for a top footballer. But he compensated with explosive acceleration and ball control. In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal he beat 7 English players in one action for "Goal of the Century". 5 minutes earlier he'd scored with "the Hand of God" — a handball he later admitted.

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