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How Derek Boateng got his Diego Maradona shirt and met the Argentina legend

Former Ghana and Fulham midfielder Derek Boateng has revealed his admiration for world football icon and Argentina legend Diego Armando Maradona.

In his early days, Boateng, who modelled his game on the 1986 World Cup winner as a No.10, was famous for showing an under-shirt of Maradona during goal celebrations.

The Ghanaian first rose to prominence at the 2001 Fifa U20 World Cup in Argentina, where he was arguably the Black Satellites' talisman.

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“Against Iran [in the group stage] when I scored, I removed my jersey and I had a Maradona shirt under.