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Diego Maradona's Hand of God proved that cheating isn't always immoral

Gino, an Italian waiter at a restaurant I frequent in Miami, was a youngster in Napoli when Maradona played for the city's soccer team. He says he attended every match. A few months ago, on the 30th anniversary of the Hand of God, Gino and I were talking about the great player. Nothing Maradona did could be immoral, Gino said. Besides, he continued after a few seconds of silence, being immoral against the English is not like stealing money from a nun.

Gino makes a valid point.

The English invaded Buenos Aires twice, in 1806 and 1807.