Some say Magico was better than Maradona. Their paths converged in the U.S., where they spent the summer as teammates.

There was one player better than Pele or Maradona, at least according to Diego Maradona. His name was Mágico González, the best player to ever come out of El Salvador. Known as much for his ability to humiliate defenders as his tendency to sleep through training, Mágico spent most of his career in Cadiz. But Maradona and Mágico spent one summer as teammates on a U.S. tour for Barcelona. It’s a little-known story about when two of the sport’s most incorrigible geniuses teamed up.



The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses.

Some say Magico was better than Maradona. Their paths converged in the U.S., where they spent the summer as teammates.
There was one player better than Pele or Maradona, at least according to Diego Maradona. His name was Mágico González, the best player to ever come out of El Salvador. Known as much for his ability to humiliate defenders as his tendency to sleep through training, Mágico spent most of his career in Cadiz. But Maradona and Mágico spent one summer as teammates on a U.S. tour for Barcelona. It’s a little-known story about when two of the sport’s most incorrigible geniuses teamed up.
 
The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses.

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport.

The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed.

The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport.
The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed.
The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

The Best Soccer Podcast in the World

Mágico González

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