When Maradona played for Spurs against Inter and had to borrow Allen's boots

Almost a year has passed since one of football's greatest ever players died, but around 30,0000 lucky Spurs fans will all remember the night he graced their famous old White Hart Lane stadium.

Here, talkSPORT.com looks at when one of football's finest donned a Spurs shirt.

Why? The Argentina international was appearing in international team-mate Ossie Ardiles' testimonial, against Inter in May 1986, meaning for one night Tottenham's midfield consisted of Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle, Ardiles and Maradona, who turned up without boots and had to borrow Clive Allen's.

"Ossie says: 'Who takes [size] six and a half?'" Allen recalled to Kick Off on talkSPORT.

"I tell him I do and that I had two pairs of boots; one old pair I'd worn all season and a new pair I was breaking in, so I said: 'Diego, be my guest and take whatever pair you want!'"

Acting as translator, Ardiles explained Maradona wanted the old ones, but after about five minutes of pleading from Allen, he was convinced to use the newer pair and even signed them for him after the game.

And Allen also scored the winner in a 2-1 win, with Mark Falco scoring the other.

"I've never played in a game where I felt like a spectator because, on the night, Diego and Glenn were just on another planet," he added.

"They were telepathic, and you just wanted them to have the ball. Some of the flicks and skills were incredible."

Waddle was equally impressed by his presence. "We were saying to Ossie afterwards, 'What did he think?'" he told tottenhamhotspur.com.

"When we were saying that, Maradona came up to me in the dressing room and shook my hand. And through Ossie's translation, he said, 'very good player, he should play in Italy'.

"I thought, 'Wow, Maradona just said I'm a good player'."

Speaking to talkSPORT following the passing of his friend, Ardiles recalled a man who knew he was something special, yet remained humble.

"I knew Diego from a very early age and knew exactly what all his struggles were. Of all the problems he had, they were outside the pitch.

"When he came inside the pitch he was the happiest person in the world, because nobody could touch Diego.

"He knew he was the very best and he was miles ahead of the rest of the players.

"Yes, he came from a poor background in Argentina but he never forgot where he came from. He was all the time helping the poorest people in society, his family, and after that everybody."

The game, played a few months before the Mexico '86, saw Maradona asked by Martin Tyler whether he could envisage any problems if England and Argentina met at the upcoming World Cup, considering the thunderous reception he received from fans inside the stadium.

Maradona said he couldn't…

It's Football Shirt Friday on 19 November where you are encouraged to wear your favourite top all in the name of raising money for the Bobby Moore Fund and even win some amazing prizes