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Martin Mazur on Diego Maradona’s drug ban and comeback

Martin Mazur reflects on when Argentina legend Diego Maradona was banned for drug use and then made his comeback at Boca Juniors.
Martin Mazur

Martin Mazur reflects on when Argentina legend Diego Maradona was banned for drug use and then made his comeback at Boca Juniors.

Return: In action against River Plate in 1995

That nurse, I will never forget her. Sue Ellen Carpenter.
That was the woman who grabbed Diego Maradona’s hand after Argentina vs Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup and escorted him to the anti-doping control.
That was the woman who broke my heart. Or at least my football heart.
It was probably the only time in history that a player was man-marked from the pitch to the anti-doping room. Argentina had managed to resurrect...

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