Argentina: Maradona Betrayal and Worship

Brandan compares ^[1] Maradona's recent donning of a Brazilian football jersey to “Michael Jordan wearing a CCCP warm-up during the Cold War.” Meanwhile, Argentine journalism professor Julian Gallo says ^[2] that blogger and author Leandro Zanoni ^[3] has published a book about Diego Maradona's life in the media. In a followup post ^[4], Gallo clarifies that “the post … about the launch of the book about Maradona doesn't show any sympathy for its subject.” Then, “according to the emails I received yesterday and the comments so far, the level of fanaticism that many Argentineans have with this ex-football player is shameful.”