STEVE POWELL/ALLSPORT/GETTY
BARCELONA, 1982
This photo is the stu of football legend: Argentinean playmaker Diego Maradona, arguably one of the greatest players of all time, takes on six Belgians during the opening match of the 1982 World Cup in Spain. The shot was taken by photographer Steve Powell, on his first assignment for Sports Illustrated, from a seat up in the gods – but all is not as it seems thanks to Powell’s perspective. Maradona has just received a slow pass from a free kick; the Belgians aren’t desperately trying to close him down, but breaking out of a wall. Maradona doesn’t even try to go through them – and his imminent cross is easily cleared. To cap it off, the Argentines lose the match 1-0.