I was waiting excitedly for October 30th. The birthday of Diego Armando Maradona. Born in 1960, the Argentine legend would turn 54. I was going to post it on Scoopwhoop. Together with the epic song from his documentary.
I even had a headline ready:
The Pele vs Maradona Debate Will Rage On Forever. But For Those Of You Who Worship The Argentine, Your God Just Turned 54.
And I would play this song below:
That was all that was needed. That song gives me goosebumps every time. Especially the part where the fans sing, "Marado! Marado!"
But I couldn't post it. Why? Because on the eve of his birthday, he was trending on Twitter. For all the wrong reasons. He was caught on video assaulting his girlfriend.
I didn't give up. I tried to find a way around it. Maybe tweak the headline and mention the incident in way that the article wouldn't get flak.
For A Man Who Courted Controversy All Through His Career, Nothing Has Changed Even As He Turns 54.
It's true you know. His debut World Cup ended when he kicked an opponent in the crotch. His international career ended because of a failed drug test. His most famous goal was scored with his hand. Off the field too, stories abound of substance abuse and tax evasions.
But that's the thing. We forgive him for everything. All the cheating and the drinking. All the drugs and even the tax fraud. We overlook all that and treat him as a God because of how good he used to be with a football. He still is by the way.
But even for him, there is absolutely no excuse for hitting a woman!
He used his hand to score a goal and we hailed it as the Hand of God. But when he raises the same hand on a woman, we don't tolerate it.
Long story short, even God cannot hit a woman!
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