Snapshot: Bayern Munich & Napoli Fans Duped By ‘Fake’ Maradona
By Chris Wright
What with him still carrying a fair bit of sway down Naples way, it wasn’t particularly far-fetched that Diego Maradona should turn out for Napoli’s Champions League tie with Bayern Munich in Bavaria t’other night.
So, when a gaggle of fans spotted Maradona milling around the beer halls of Munich before the game they understandably got a little excited and started swarming around him, hoping to get a photo of the diminutive Argentinian legend…
The only fly in the ointment being that, despite the two watches, two-tone beard, Teflon-coated suit and tight bubble perm, the man the fans were photographing wasn’t actually El Diego at all.
In fact it was a Turkish bloke by the name Abi Atici who happens to work as a professional Maradona lookalike…
“HEY-O!”
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Hey Craig…..Where are the Spot the Baller answers from like 2 weeks ago now??
@Davy: They’re always at the bottom of the next in the series. Which one are you looking for specifically?
“Professional Maradona lookalike”… How much does a gig like this pay? And what universities offer this major?
I meant Chris……fookin doh!!!
Don’t seem to remember Maradona being from Iran though.
@KingEric7
He is turkish, not iranian mate
@ Chris It’s ok I found it….Think I was having a numb day!!!