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Al Wasl manager dedicates win over Al Fujairah to Diego Maradona – the man who 'put UAE football on the map'
A tribute to the World Cup-winning Argentine was shown on the big screen at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai on Thursday during the AGL clash between the two teams he managed
![Amith Passela](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Fd46d0c82-d8ec-40dc-88a9-d924f7863602.png?smart=true&auth=cd8ea7946a6333edf9f5874ec0a81f1b2f7cafe8998d7a723510668a48d21f0a&width=70&height=70)
Amith Passela
November 27, 2020
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