Director Asif Kapadia: ‘Diego and Maradona were two different people’
by Asif Kapadia was talking to Simon Hattenstone from World news | The Guardian on (#5AY8M)
Film director recalls the long and rocky road to meeting the mercurial subject of his film
Football is a huge part of my life. I was 14 when Diego Maradona scored the two goals against England - the hand of God and the wonder goal. Despite the first goal, I always thought he was the best player in the world. I've always been a fan of outsiders, rebels.
Everyone wanted to be Maradona. He was the global phenomenon. The pope wanted to meet him. Fidel Castro would sit and listen to Diego tell a story.
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