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
Timoteo Maradona Timoteo Maradona Timoteo Maradona (1793 – 24 August 1863) was an Argentine official and priest who played a leading role in San Juan Province in the first half of the nineteenth century. Timoteo Maradona was born in 1793 in San Juan, Argentina. He was the son of José Ignacio Fernández Maradona, a leading citizen of san Juan who was Deputy for San Juan in 1911. He married Antonia Videla, who had several children. For many years she was very sick. He was an appellate judge before becoming head of the provincial government. Maradona's opinions were Federalist, Catholic and Nationalistic. Maradona