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Podcast: Off the Woodwork
Episode: Genius, Rebel, Dreamer, Diego Armando Maradona: Atlanta Soccer Flashback, 10.30
Description: Diego Maradona was more than a soccer player — he was an emotion.
From the dirt streets of Villa Fiorito to the roar of Naples, from the glory of Mexico ’86 to the heartbreak of scandal and exile, this is the story of the most human genius the sport has ever known.
In this special edition of Atlanta Soccer Flashback, Jason Longshore traces Maradona’s life through its triumphs and turmoil — the boy who played barefoot in Buenos Aires, the man who lifted Argentina and Napoli to immortality, and the legend who reminded us all that “La pelota no se mancha” — the ball does not...