Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Diego Armando Maradona was born October 30, 1960. He used (Question 41) ____ an Argentine football player. He is regarded (Question 42) ____ the greatest footballer of all time, (Question 43) ___ one of the most controversial. Maradona, (Question 44) ____ many South American footballers, came from poor beginnings in a shanty town of Buenos Aires. During his international career, he played in four FIFA World Cup (Question 45) ____ , helping the national team to victory (Question 46) ____ West Germany in 1986, where he collected the Golden Ball award. After retirement from football on October 30, 1997, he (Question 47) ___ ill-health, including weight gain, 2 heart attacks, and a long-standing problem with cocaine abuse. However, a stomach operation helped control his weight gain and he could (Question 48) ____ cocaine for over two years. In 2000, Maradona published his autobiography Yo Soy El Diego ("I am The Diego”), which became (Question 49) ____ instant bestseller in his home country. In May 2006, Maradona agreed to take part in UK’s Soccer Aid, a program to raise money for Unicef. Maradona (Question 50) ___ his skill with the ball and even scored a penalty. After the program was on, it was made public that Maradona received ten times more money than most of the other participants. Question 41:
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