Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona

"I have always irritated has THE comparisons between THE two countries." After four years of friendship that has impacted OUR lives In manners We I could not to have predicted, Andy Cawthorne East ready has talk has Me on save about Venezuela And Cuba. If there East anybody out THE professional politics - and, of course, football-sphere qualified has comment, It is Andy. Four years life In Cuba. Nine years as » desk Chief For THE Andean Region. Ten years life In Venezuela. "THE differences are SO huge... it's A FAKE comparison. »

It is almost criminally easy has neglect how outstanding THE life of A stranger corresponding can be, And almost criminally easy has persecute them For he. Cawthorne has dined with Fidel Castro, sat through record speech Since Hugo Chavez And SO has been guest has join him For more, And has pass Diego Maradona cigars on A barbecue. For A time, these colossal The figures of modern Latin American history were their own 'axis of wrong' In THE eyes of a lot.

Cuba, Venezuela, Diego Maradona, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, journalism, British, football, culture, politics, kicking, history Credit: Andy Cawthorne

A few could wonder Or A Argentine agrees In A discussion on Cuba And Venezuela – or has less Or A second A do. HAS others he East obvious. HAS Cawthorne he was obvious And he was personal.

He Finally joined THE Reuters staff on A permanent base In 1994 After independent In Panama. THE stiffener Since Feed had First of all become A Caracas corresponding, rental A bedroom In A colleagues apartment while her local currency salary twirled with more fluidity that A reggaeton Dancer, And SO A Cuban A. Two years In her four years stay In Havana, Cawthorne obtained news that 1986 World Cup winner Diego Maradona was Fr itinerary has Havana has struggle her drink And medicine addiction head on And together with Cuba praised health care system.

“Maradona just abandoned on We," Cawthorne tell Me, "In THE most extraordinary path. In her several fights of bad health And addiction, I think he would have almost kill himself And had finished up In A clinical In Uruguay Or Argentina. There was This circus around him everywhere he went.

"SO he And her coterie, which included Guillermo Coppola, decided has bring him has Cuba. He was guaranteed more confidentiality In Cuba…and he was A win-win For THE Cuban government as GOOD: they would have get GOOD advertisement Since Maradona WHO was very left wing, pro-Castro, pro-Chávez, And great For Cuba WHO would be get A chance has All their health system. He look at as A GOOD arrangement all around, but of course he was A massive global history. SO THE little of We Before...

Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona

"I have always irritated has THE comparisons between THE two countries." After four years of friendship that has impacted OUR lives In manners We I could not to have predicted, Andy Cawthorne East ready has talk has Me on save about Venezuela And Cuba. If there East anybody out THE professional politics - and, of course, football-sphere qualified has comment, It is Andy. Four years life In Cuba. Nine years as » desk Chief For THE Andean Region. Ten years life In Venezuela. "THE differences are SO huge... it's A FAKE comparison. »

It is almost criminally easy has neglect how outstanding THE life of A stranger corresponding can be, And almost criminally easy has persecute them For he. Cawthorne has dined with Fidel Castro, sat through record speech Since Hugo Chavez And SO has been guest has join him For more, And has pass Diego Maradona cigars on A barbecue. For A time, these colossal The figures of modern Latin American history were their own 'axis of wrong' In THE eyes of a lot.

Cuba, Venezuela, Diego Maradona, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, journalism, British, football, culture, politics, kicking, history Credit: Andy Cawthorne

A few could wonder Or A Argentine agrees In A discussion on Cuba And Venezuela – or has less Or A second A do. HAS others he East obvious. HAS Cawthorne he was obvious And he was personal.

He Finally joined THE Reuters staff on A permanent base In 1994 After independent In Panama. THE stiffener Since Feed had First of all become A Caracas corresponding, rental A bedroom In A colleagues apartment while her local currency salary twirled with more fluidity that A reggaeton Dancer, And SO A Cuban A. Two years In her four years stay In Havana, Cawthorne obtained news that 1986 World Cup winner Diego Maradona was Fr itinerary has Havana has struggle her drink And medicine addiction head on And together with Cuba praised health care system.

“Maradona just abandoned on We," Cawthorne tell Me, "In THE most extraordinary path. In her several fights of bad health And addiction, I think he would have almost kill himself And had finished up In A clinical In Uruguay Or Argentina. There was This circus around him everywhere he went.

"SO he And her coterie, which included Guillermo Coppola, decided has bring him has Cuba. He was guaranteed more confidentiality In Cuba…and he was A win-win For THE Cuban government as GOOD: they would have get GOOD advertisement Since Maradona WHO was very left wing, pro-Castro, pro-Chávez, And great For Cuba WHO would be get A chance has All their health system. He look at as A GOOD arrangement all around, but of course he was A massive global history. SO THE little of We Before...

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