Maradona’s in the news a lot at the moment. When he’s not puffing on a Havana in his hotel room and getting all the Chelsea squad out of bed for a fire alarm, he’s receiving dedications from the likes of Manu Chao, who wrote ‘La Vida Tombola’ about him. It’s a keenly sung song, not perhaps as outgoing as you might think, and a bit more thoughtful in the way it comes across. The B-side, a BBC session recording of the track, is more emotive still. The way Chao sings, however, brings a love of the flair that we’ve always associated with Maradona, even though some of us are still finding it difficult to move on from the 1986 ‘Hand of God’! If you, like me, have trouble with that, don’t watch the video…
4 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Ben Hogwood