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Best podcasts of the week: the life and death of Diego Maradona

Thierry Henry is among the hosts of a new multilingual podcast about the football legend. Plus: a deep dive It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and I’m Not a Monster returns

The Last Days of Maradona
“Everyone – fans and non-fans alike – must have asked themselves: how did Maradona’s life end the way it did?” Thierry Henry narrates this podcast about the football legend’s death at the age of 60 in 2020 – part forensic investigation, part homage to his greatness. In a novel twist – and perhaps a sign of things to come for podcasting – the series is also available in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, via a series of hosts. Hannah J Davies

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