this is why Maradona always tied his laces on the field decades have passed but videos of Maradona tying his laces while warming up still get millions of views Diego tells the story of how he would ask Puma for 20 pairs of shoes for one week but for some reason the brand thought it was too many pairs and would only send him about 17 or 18 midona says that as a result he started tying his laces inside the locker room the following week midona asked for double the amount 40 pairs in total but by then Puma
had learned and Incredibly the brand decided to send him 45 pairs Maradona would tie his laces on the field while warming up creating the Maradona effect all the photographers would gather taking photos and videos something that Puma obviously found very valuable