Time healed wounds caused by 'flawed genius' Maradona, says England's Steven


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Atletico Madrid v Lokomotiv Moscow - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - November 25, 2020 An image is displayed on the big screen during a minute's silence in memory of Diego Maradona before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez

(Reuters) - Time has healed the wounds that Diego Maradona inflicted on England at the 1986 World Cup and he should be remembered for his achievements in football rather than for scoring its most infamous goal, former England midfielder Trevor Steven has said.

Maradona died after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, less than a month after his 60th birthday.

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