The Last Cup: Part 3
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Messi and Maradona - The Hand of God
Messi and Maradona represent two different experiences of Argentina. Messi has always been seen as a shy prodigy from the Argentine version of the Midwest. But Maradona, who grew up in object poverty and the slums outside Buenos Aires, had to be injected with supplements because his body was underdeveloped. He succeeded even though he was poor, and he was brown in a country that is still obsessed with being European.
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