Diego Maradona Gives The Middle Finger While Celebrating Winner

Argentina scraped through to the World Cup knockout stages thanks to a Marcos Rojo volley, but the headlines might focus on Diego Maradona's antics before, during and after the final whistle.

Moments after the Manchester United centre-back bagged the winner, Maradona was pictured producing the middle finger to fans as the likes of Lionel Messi wheeled away in celebration.

The reasons behind this bizarre gesture are unknown at this moment, but it has certainly caused a stir on social media.

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Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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