Maradona ball juggling

Diego Maradona warms up as SS Napoli prepare to take on Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the ‘88-89 UEFA Cup. The Olympic Stadium PA is playing Live Is Life by Opus and the wee Argentinian seems to like it.

So, there you go - Maradona loves Euro-pop, Steve Nash loses his Garrincha’s Dog keepie-uppie crown, and Emmanuel Adebayor’s moves suddenly don’t look so hot.

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The talented Mr Nash

Basketball players shouldn’t be able to do this:

Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns shows off a touch that makes lots of professional footballers look clumsy. Crackerjack ball jugglers are not rare beasts, but there aren’t many with two NBA MVP titles to their name as well.

Martin Nash, Steve’s younger brother, played league football in England with Stockport County, Chester City and Macclesfield Town.

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