266 - Canada's Greatest Player Is Diego Maradona? w/ Pablo Maurer of The Athletic
Did you know that the legendary Diego Maradona played in Canada? Yes, THAT Diego Maradona, and yes THAT Canada. Journalist Pablo Maurer uncovered footage from this match where El Pibe De Oro played one match for the minor league Canadian team Toronto Italia. We talk to Pablo about his latest article for The Athletic. Read the article here: https://theathletic.com/2062114/2020/09/14/god-was-in-town-the-night-diego-maradona-played-in-canada/ We also talk about the opening weekend of the Premier League and the new and improved Everton with James Rodriguez! Sponsors: Pick up a Cooligans face mask at Upper 90! All proceeds go to South Bronx United! https://u90soccer.com/cooligans-stay-gully-mask-163426.html Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel + exclusive content + the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Show Notes
Did you know that the legendary Diego Maradona played in Canada? Yes, THAT Diego Maradona, and yes THAT Canada. Journalist Pablo Maurer uncovered footage from this match where El Pibe De Oro played one match for the minor league Canadian team Toronto Italia. We talk to Pablo about his latest article for The Athletic.
Read the article here:
https://theathletic.com/2062114/2020/09/14/god-was-in-town-the-night-diego-maradona-played-in-canada/
We also talk about the opening weekend of the Premier League and the new and improved Everton with James Rodriguez!
Sponsors:
Pick up a Cooligans face mask at Upper 90! All proceeds go to South Bronx United!
https://u90soccer.com/cooligans-stay-gully-mask-163426.html
Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel + exclusive content + the official Cooligans pin!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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