On This Day: The Games [Finally] Ended For Maradona.

Scouring the sports factoids of the day brings us to Diego Maradona. He’s the guy who will forever be linked to the infamous “Mano de Dios” (”Hand of God.”) goal against England in 1986. Bastard. We noticed that it was ten years ago today that the Argentine played his last game for Boca Juniors in a clásico against rivals River Plate. It’s safe to say that it hasn’t been pretty for him since that last match. So, let’s rendezvous with the best-of-the-Maradona-worst from the last decade:

• 2000: FIFA overrules Maradona’s sole possession of the “Player Of The Century” award because they didn’t really want a coke-head parading as the best. In the end, Maradona had to share the award with Pele.

• 2000: Um…Diego releases a book titled “Yo Soy El Diego” (”I am The Diego”). Clear signs of a delusional man who has to remind himself who the hell he is. Oh yeah, tons of people bought it too.
• 2004: Maradona suffers a severe heart attack induced by a severe cocaine, alcohol, and stuffing his fat face addiction. He freakin’ survives!
• 2005: Maradona unveils “La Noche de 10″ (”The Night Of The N.10″): a talk-variety show about fútbol. Some of his guests included fellow nutjobs Fidel Castro and Mike Tyson.
• 2005: The once quick-footed Maradona underwent gastric bypass surgery because he’d accumulated enough blubber to stand the test of another ice age.
• 2007: Diego Maradona announces that if you’re American, then he hates your guts.

Thanks for the memories pequeño!
Maradona se despidió en el River-Boca del 25 de octubre de 1997 [Espn Deportes]