Playing against peak Diego Maradona proved to Lothar Matthaus that he had the credentials for the highest level

Lothar Matthaus Diego Maradona
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For most players, coming up against Diego Maradona in his prime would have signalled the end of any aspirations they may have of one day becoming the greatest player in the world. After all, the diminutive Argentine would regularly humiliate his opponents with skill and guile. 

However, for Lothar Matthaus, the opposite happened. It actually proved to the German that he had the ability to become a world-class player one day. 

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Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.