Halfway through the match between Argentina and Nigeria it looked as if something had begun to take hold as the image of Diego Maradona seemingly asleep in his VIP box appeared on TV screens all over the world. In reality his appearance had raised questions from the moment he entered the stadium. Memes of his demoniac look, arms crossed across his chest, had gone viral, as did the gif of him dancing with a woman in the crowd.
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Written by Marcela Mora y Araujo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/27/diego-maradona-argentina-disregard-rules-norms under the title “Diego Maradona lives like he played, with blatant disregard for the rules and norms”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.