DOCUMENTARY
The rise and fall of football’s greatest maverick
The extraordinary, chaotic life of the late, truly great Argentinian is detailed in microcosm in Asif
Kapadia’s compelling account of Maradona’s sevenyear spell at Napoli, when his career peaked and he won league titles and a World Cup virtually singlehanded (see Hand of God goal, above). Kapadia allows archive footage and interviews to tell the remarkable story – one of breathtaking goals, bone-jarring tackles and partying with the Mafia. Way more than just a sports biopic, it exposes Maradona’s public and private lives – a game of two halves. All4, available now