Diego Maradona was awarded a Ballon d'Or d'Honneur in 1995 but was not always at the party in France.
Memories.
March 26, 1986
, at the Parc des Princes, the French team receives Argentina in a friendly match.
In the last right of the World Cup.
The Blues are wearing for the first time the jersey that will accompany their Mexican campaign (which will be marked by a legendary success against Brazil).
A month after the first selection of Jean-Pierre Papin, the selection led by Henri Michel deplores many absent (Platini, Giresse, Touré and Papin) but the French substitutes will steal the show from Diego Maradona et Cie who three months later will dance on top of the world.
Jean-Marc Ferreri (15 ') and Philippe Vercruysse (80') will score the goals of a blue success (2-0) never contested by Argentines, reduced to ten after the expulsion of Borghi in the 59 'showing discreet (only notable action, a volley of Valdano crashing on the crossbar).
Like Diego Maradona.
"I expected a little more from Argentina in terms of the show and the game. The 40,000 spectators of the Parc des Princes were waiting to see Maradona behave like a boss, could we read in
France Football
the following week.
They only encountered a shadow ”, will summarize Henri Michel.
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October 1, 1986
, at the Toulouse Stadium.
Beaten 1-0 in the first leg (1st round of the Uefa Cup), the TFC receives Naples led by Diego Maradona, ready to enter the fall after the glory of the world title.
In front of him, his Alberto Tarantini and Beto Marcico.
To his basques Benoît Tihy who will not leave him a single inch of freedom.
Diego Maradona, who dominated the first leg, will not be able to express his talent.
Yannick Stopyra (15 ') launches the Toulouse well.
The match, tense, goes from overtime on penalties.
Stopyra, as against Brazil opens the series but misses.
Bagni the 4th Italian shooter sees his shot repelled by Philippe Bergeroo.
Tarantini transforms his.
And poses Maradona face to face with it or double.
The Argentine star sees his shot returned by the right post before ricocheting on the thigh of the Toulouse goalkeeper.
Toulouse is dancing.
The team coached by Jacques Santini made up of Ruty, Passi, Despeyroux, Marcico, Bellus or Durand offers itself a page of history, its most striking feat, against the best player in the world.
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On November 23, 1998,
Bordeaux hosted Naples in the round of 16 first leg of the UEFA Cup.
Diego Maradona is more successful this time against the team coached by Aimé Jacquet.
The Argentinian had already walked the lawn of Parc Lescure with FC Barcelona.
It was in August 1983, during the International Friendly Tournament in Bordeaux.
"Claude Bez then president of the Girondins spent 900,000 francs to bring Barça and especially the Argentine star", says France Bleu which recalls that that day, the Argentinian wanted to be photographed with Alain Giresse.
Alain Giresse
Diego Maradona (1960-2020)
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In the European Cup, the Italians won 1-0 at Parc Lescure (Carnevale goal in the 5 ').
Maradona, inspired lands a free kick on Dominique Dropsy's crossbar, before seeing a goal disallowed for offside.
The draw in the second leg (0-0) allows Naples to continue a course that will be crowned by the title against Stuttgart in the final.
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