Diego Maradona (right) slips past two defenders during the Xerox Super Soccer friendly between South America and Japan Soccer League selection teams on Jan. 27, 1987, at Tokyo's National Stadium. | KYODO...Pulizia

Pele (L) and Diego Maradona hold trophies during an awards ceremony in Italy, March 1987....Pulizia

Maradona exhibiting his ball control in a match against Lazio. Michel Platini stated, "Diego was capable of things no one else could match. The things I could do with a football, he could do with an orange."...Pulizia

A dramatic 1-1 draw with Fiorentina clinched a first ever Serie A league title for Napoli and Maradona's God like status was assured....Pulizia

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona his wife Claudia Villafane (R) sit with their two daughters Giannina Dinora (L) and Dalma Nerea (3rd from L) on the day of their civil wedding in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 7, 1989....Pulizia

Celebration with the fans...Pulizia

Raffaele Di Fusco, Massimo Crippa, Diego Maradona, Francesco Romano and Giuliano Giuliani of SSC Napoli celebrate victory with the trophy during the UEFA Cup Final Second Leg match between Stuttgart and Napoli, at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany......Pulizia

The big rivalries. Against AC Milan...Pulizia

Pelé of Brazil shakes hands with Diego Maradona of Argentina (with "Italy 90 Mascotte') during the friendly match between Italy and Argentina at Stadio Hardturm in Zurich, Switzerland, June 10, 1990....Pulizia