Maradona: The Fall

Angus Macqueen
2022-11-27

One of world football's biggest names is the focus of a new documentary
6.5
90 min

One of world football's biggest names is the focus of a new documentary on DAZN. When it comes to discussing who are the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of boots, Diego Maradona is one of those names which is immediately placed towards the top of many lists. The Argentine was a player whose light feet and personality saw him gain many fans across the world, along with a religious-like following in Argentina.  But despite his success on the pitch which included a World Cup triumph and two Serie A titles with Napoli, Maradona was someone who often found himself associated with the darker sides of society off it.  During his time at Napoli, there were frequent links to the mafia, along with an addiction to drugs.  This all came to a head at the 1994 World Cup in the USA when Maradona testsed positive ephedrine. The fallout from this seismic event is the focus of a new documentary

Cast

Name Character Team
Sepp Blatter Self Unowned
Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) Calvin and Nobbs
Alan Rothenberg Self Unowned
Diego Maradona Self (archive footage) Unowned
Carlos Bilardo Self (archive footage) Unowned
Jim Trecker Self Unowned
José Miguel Prieto Self Unowned
Marcos Franchi Self Unowned
Ernesto Cherquis Bialo Self Unowned
Daniel Bolotnicoff Self Unowned
Claudio Caniggia Self Unowned
Gabriel Batistuta Self Unowned
Fernando Niembro Self Unowned
Ed Vulliamy Self Unowned