• If you are the emperor of football, then Diego Armando Maradona is the prince of football. Today is the 60th birthday of this great Argentine footballer.

Diego Maradona. He is the legendary footballer of Argentina. Today is his birthday. He was born on this day in 1960 in Lands, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The footballer, one of the best of all time, had a lot of fun talking to France Football about his birthday. Since Friday is his birthday, Maradona was asked about the gift in light of his successful career. The former Argentina attacking midfielder did not miss the opportunity to poke England, ‘I dream of scoring another goal against England. This time in the right hand. 'Maradona scored a controversial right-handed goal against England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 Mexico World Cup. The goal escaped the referee's eye. Maradona later called the controversial goal "Hand of God."

Maradona started playing football at club level at the age of six. He joined the Argentinos Juniors Club in 1985. He has played for this club for 6 consecutive years. The former footballer played at the national level for the Argentina Under-20 team from 1986 to 1989.

Diego Maradona joined the national team in 1986. He played in four FIFA World Cups for the national team. The 5 foot 5 inch tall player led Argentina to its second World Cup in 1986.

The former Argentine player has fought for several clubs in addition to the national team. He played for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, ​​Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys from 1981 to 1996.

Maradona holds the world record for transfer twice. He made a record 5 million when he moved from Boca Juniors to Barcelona in 1982. He then set a record of 8.9 million euros when he left Barcelona in 1984.

Maradona won the gold medal as the best player at the 1986 World Cup. World football stars and experts believe that the match against England in the quarter finals of that competition will make him memorable. Argentina won the match 2-1; Maradona scored two goals for the team. Although the first goal was controversial, the second goal of that match against England was selected as the best goal of the century.

Maradona is considered one of the most controversial and significant figures in the world of sports. He was banned from football for 15 months in 1991 after testing positive for cocaine in a drug test in Italy. In the 1994 World Cup, he was again disqualified for testing positive for ephedrine.

Despite hundreds of controversies, Maradona remains one of FIFA's best players of the twentieth century. Also on the list is the legendary Brazilian footballer Pel.

Diego took over as Argentina's national team coach in November 2006. He left the post after the 18-month contract ended after the 2010 World Cup.

Thanks everyone.