There's an odd acronym on social media—G.O.A.T. This has nothing to do with the animal, but spells Greatest Of All Time. Netizens use it to describe their favourite sportsmen, be it Federer or Nadal, Virat or Steve Smith.

Millennials believing that football began somewhere in the 2000s, debate the GOAT is either Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, the legends of the '70s and '80s totally forgotten. That's why I was amazed at the intense mourning when Deigo Maradona was laid to rest, because he played at a time, when The Beautiful Game wasn't as popular in India. In the Pelé vs Maradona GOAT contest, the Brazilian's critics seem to suggest, he always had a fabulous team around him, which diminishes his greatness, whereas if you take Maradona out of the equation, the Argentinian team would be reduced to nothingness.