New Maradona forwards, wingers, or attacking midfielders. Although still widely contested among Argentine football players, in recent times the title has been attached to FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, an assertion supported by Maradona himself. Maradona and Messi worked together as manager and player for Argentina's national side at the 2010 World Cup, the former thoroughly impressed with the latter's skills. On 18 April 2007, Messi scored a goal against Getafe CF which was very similar to Maradona's Goal of the Century, scored against England in the 1986 World Cup. The world's sports press exploded with Maradona comparisons, and the Spanish press
The hand of God after the British players' demands, he sought the advice of his second standard bearer, who ratified the goal. Mexican photographer Alejandro Ojeda Carbajal immortalized this moment in a photograph in which the blow is clearly seen with his hand. In his biography, Maradona later said: In 2005, 19 years after the controversial goal, Maradona confessed, on the programme "La Noche del 10", that the goal was actually scored with his hand. A fact that generated diverse opinions throughout the world. While some supported him for telling the truth and admitting his guilt, others criticised him for the delay in doing