Legendary Diego Maradona on Tuesday played a charity football match against former India captain Sourav Ganguly at Barasat, West Bengal. The Argentine star is on a three-day visit to Kolkata. Ganguly, who had watched Maradona's 1986 World Cup triumph, described the 57-year-old as an absolute legend and said he had never thought of getting an opportunity to play with the football ace.
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Former Indian football captain Prasun Banerjee, who was also present at the event said, 'Players likeMaradona are born after 100 years. I am very happy that today I am here with him. He is a great player.' Meanwhile, Maradona, now the coach of the Dubai-based club Al-Fujairah SC, also unveiled a 12-feet bronze statue of him holding aloft the 1986 World Cup trophy. This was Maradona's second visit to the city. He was last here in December 2008.
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