1981: Held aloft by fans after winning the championship with Boca Juniors
June 1982: Surrounded by journalists while training for the World Cup
1982: Posing for a photograph at World Cup headquarters in Alicante
June 1982: Maradona skips over the challenge of Hungary’s Sándor Sallai at World Cup ’82
June 1982: Taking on the Belgian defence
1982: Signing for Barcelona
1983: In action for Barcelona at the Nou Camp
1984: Maradona battles against Athletic Bilbao during a 1-0 defeat in the Copa del Rey Final
1986: Maradona balances a ball on his head as he leaves the pitch following a practice session in Mexico City
1986: In action during a 3-1 defeat of the Republic of Korea in the group stages of World Cup ’86 in Mexico
1986: Argentina’s no. 10 is fouled by Napoli team-mate Salvatore Bagni during the 1-1 draw with Italy in Puebla, Mexico
1986: Celebrating what turned out to be the winning goal with Jorge Valdano, scored by Pedro Pasculli, in the Round of 16 win over South American rivals Uruguay
1986: Maradona shakes hands with goalkeeper Peter Shilton before kick-off in the World Cup Quarter Final between Argentina and England
1986: England trio Terry Butcher, Steve Hodge and Gary Stevens struggle to contain the Argentina playmaker
1986: The “Hand of God”
1986: The “Hand of God”
1986: Celebrating the 2-1 victory over England
1986: Maradona scores his second goal in a 2-0 defeat of Belgium in the World Cup Semi Final
1986: Argentina line up ahead of the World Cup Final against West Germany
1986: Evading a tackle from West Germany’s Lothar Matthaus
1986: Maradona flies through the air following a challenge by West Germany’s goalkeeper Harald Schumacher
1986: Kissing the World Cup after the 3-2 defeat of West Germany
1986: Celebrating inside the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City
In action for Napoli against Juventus
1988: Playing and scoring against AC Milan
1989: Celebrating with the UEFA Cup
1990: Leading his team out and onto the pitch at Stadio Olimpico during before the final of World Cup Italia ’90
1990: Disconsolate after losing in the World Cup final to West Germany
1993: In action for Sevilla
1995: Maradona during his second spell with Boca Juniors
2010: During his time in charge of the Argentina national team
Posing for a portrait ahead of The Best FIFA Football Awards in 2017
