After four turbulent years, Diego Maradona returned for one last shot at World Cup glory in 1994. After leading a bedraggled Argentina through a qualification play-off against Australia, Diego went all out to regain his fitness for USA ’94. A remarkable physical transformation took place as Diego shed the excess pounds. Looking trim and sharp, Diego declared himself ready to captain Argentina for a third successive World Cup. At long last his troubles seemed to be behind him. Diego scored a wonder goal as Argentina crushed Greece in the first game. He followed this up with another inspirational performance against Nigeria, as he equalled the record for all-time World Cup appearances. Then he was summoned to doping control…
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