Riyadh will host an unprecedented football event on Tuesday, 14 December, that includes a unique confrontation between the two ancient teams: Barcelona of Spain and Boca Juniors of Argentina, under the name “Maradona Cup” in honor of Diego Armando Maradona, who is classified by many as one of the most prominent players. in the history of football.

On this occasion, His Excellency the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Entertainment, Mr. Turki bin Abdul Mohsen Al Al-Sheikh, said: “A historic match, Barcelona against Boca Juniors for the Maradona Cup.. In honor of the legend of world football, let you be ready for December 14, legends do not die.”

Many knew Maradona, who rose from the city of Buenos Aires to stardom, as the most prominent player in the history of football, as the world witnessed deep feelings of sadness after the news of his death, which made the headlines of all newspapers a year ago.

Maradona performed the best individual performance in the history of the World Cup in Mexico in 1986 AD, as he was known to win any team participating in the play, and most of the teams in which Maradona participated were distinguished and popular.

Maradona had started his sports career with the Argentine Boca Juniors team in the 1981-1982 season, before moving to Barcelona, ​​which he played for two seasons until 1984, and then moved again to Napoli, Italy, who stayed with him until 1991, and after a short time moved to Seville. Then he returned again to his first club, which remained in his ranks until his retirement in 1997.

The late Maradona had participated in a friendly match with the Saudi Al-Ahly team in Jeddah in 1987, a year after the Argentine national team won the World Cup in 1986.

The “Maradona Cup” match represents one of the unique and distinguished events of the season that is being held for the first time, and among these events is another match to be held next January. Wenger".

Many football fans around the world agree that Maradona and Messi are the best footballers in the history of Argentine football.

In its second edition, the Riyadh Season includes 14 entertainment areas, which are located on an area of ​​5.4 million square meters in the capital, Riyadh. The unique events will bring many unexpected surprises, from the most famous dazzling and non-recurring global icons, which gather the most famous global icons in one place, from It is expected to attract millions of visitors.