Diego Maradona — genius and revolutionary

Once in a generation, if that, there appears in the world of sport an athlete whose greatness is more than what can be measured on a football pitch, inside a boxing ring, or on a running track.

In the world of that most international of sports, football, Diego Maradona was greatness personified. He played the game like a man whose genius existed to serve the team, not as someone for whom the…