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In 1985, Pope John Paul II invited Diego Maradona — who was heavily addicted to cocaine — to the Vatican to promote an anti-drug campaign.
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The 1982 World Cup takes place in Spain, recently emerged from Franco's dictatorship, with the shadow of the Falklands conflict hanging over every Argentina match. The Argentine junta has imposed a news blackout, so the squad genuinely believes the war is going well until they arrive in Spain and read Spanish newspapers, discovering that Port Stanley has already fallen [1] — Horatio Gould "Maradona faked drug tests with prosthetic penis: Diego Maradona used a fake penis filled with baby urine to pass drug tests during his time…" 32:34 . Maradona, now 21 and fully grown at 5'5", is making his first World Cup appearance, distracted and grieving from the Argentine perspective. Italian defender Claudio Gentile commits foul after foul on Maradona — 23 in one game — and when challenged on his aggression, replies with what becomes a celebrated football aphorism: 'Football is not for ballerinas' [2] — Fin Taylor "Football is not for ballerinas." 31:24 . Maradona is ultimately sent off for retaliation, violently kicking Brazilian midfielder Batista in the groin in Argentina's final group match against Brazil. It's a World Cup that belongs to Italy, not Argentina.
In 1985, Pope John Paul II invited Diego Maradona to the Vatican specifically to promote an anti-drug campaign. Maradona went on an all-night bender the night before, ignored his agent's pleas, and — according to the agent — demanded to use the papal bathroom to do a line of cocaine. The irony was total.
Before meeting the Pope at the Vatican in 1985, Maradona went on an all-night bender and then demanded to use the Pope's bathroom to do a line of cocaine.
Diego Maradona had 23 fouls committed against him in a single game at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
Diego Maradona used a fake penis filled with baby urine to pass drug tests during his time at Napoli in the 1980s.
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