Burdened by genius: Maradona reminds us how peaking young brings its problems | Vic Marks

Following a Mexico 86 or Headingley 81 can weigh hard on superstars, which might be why many top coaches come from a lower rungThe death of Diego Maradona provided another reminder that life is seldom simple for the sporting superstar. Maradona was obviously a footballing genius, whose later life was, by all accounts, chaotic. In 1986, at the age of 26, the brilliance of his feet, his vision and his deception led to Argentina winning the World Cup. It doesn’t get any better than that. And