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Maradona: Dani Alves is an idiot

The Juventus full-back criticised the Hand of God goal scored by the former Argentina international, and he has now hit back in vicious fashion

Diego Maradona has slammed Dani Alves after the Juventus full-back criticised the Hand of God, insisting the defender is an "idiot".

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Maradona helped Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, as he palmed the ball past Peter Shilton in his country's 2-1 quarter-final victory over England.

Maradona also scored one of the best goals in history in the same game, as he dribbled past five players before scoring, but Alves insisted recently that the iconic star - who lifted the World Cup in '86 - cannot be seen as a role model.