The 'Blind Maradona'
The story of Silvio Velo, the captain of Argentina's world-beating blind football team
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
The Argentine blind footballer Silvio Velo is considered one of the greatest players of all time in his sport. Captain of Argentina since 1991, Velo has won two world championships, earning himself the nicknames “The Blind Maradona” and later “The Blind Messi”. He is still scoring goals in his late forties and is credited with boosting the profile of blind sport in South America. Silvio Velo talks to Dan Hardoon. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
(Photo: Silvio Velo in action. Credit: Getty Images)