OLIVER HOLT: Diego Maradona changed my life when I was a 17-year-old
4 years, 1 month ago

OLIVER HOLT: Diego Maradona changed my life when I was a 17-year-old

Daily Mail  

When I was 17, I went on a school trip. Diego Maradona passed away this week and we lost one of football's best ever players Mardaona's impact on the pitch was immense, hauling his team to a glorious trophy-laden era I left early but I still knew it was going to be tight. It’s different from if you’re sitting in your front room watching a moving picture and Maradona epitomised everything I loved about football. It turned into one of the greatest nights in United’s European history as they overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit and sent Maradona and Barcelona crashing out of the European Cup Winners’ Cup. ‘I care about what he did with mine.’ Almost everybody has framed their tributes to him in the way Maradona made them feel about themselves.

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Maradona: The man who played golf with his feet
2 years, 1 month ago

Maradona: The man who played golf with his feet

Live Mint  

In a sportswear shop in Singapore, a greying Italian is discussing the feet of an Argentine ghost. In Guillem Balague’s book, Maradona, he quotes a Daily Mail interview with Osvaldo Ardiles, where the Argentine says this of his teammate at the 1982 World Cup: “ would stand in the middle of the pitch and start juggling the ball. “Maybe Maradona …

Gracias Fútbol: Diego Maradona’s iconic goal and other golden World Cup moments
2 years, 1 month ago

Gracias Fútbol: Diego Maradona’s iconic goal and other golden World Cup moments

LA Times  

Ahead of the World Cup and as part of our “Gracias Fútbol” project, we asked colleagues, family, one famous soccer commentator and readers of the Latinx Files newsletter to share some of their favorite memories related to the tournament. — Andres Cantor, Telemundo’s chief World Cup commentator :: Mexico vs. Italy in 2002. — Fidel Mártinez Sr. :: One of …

Remembering Diego Maradona’s LaLiga legacy ahead of historic match between Barcelona and Napoli
2 years, 10 months ago

Remembering Diego Maradona’s LaLiga legacy ahead of historic match between Barcelona and Napoli

Hindustan Times  

The world of football was dealt a huge blow with the news of Diego Maradona’s passing at the age of 60. Former football star Diego Maradona It was in LaLiga that Maradona took his first steps in European football, joining Barcelona for a then-world-record fee of $7.6million after starring in his home country for Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors. In …

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Football legend Diego Maradona passes away
4 years ago

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Football legend Diego Maradona passes away

Firstpost  

Maradona was a living god, one of the last wild men to walk this earth, and for all his flaws, he will be remembered for eons to come. From Liverpool ending their Premier League title wait to the mighty Indian cricket team crashing like never before in Adelaide to the passing away of some of sports’ all-time greats, the field …

‘We’ll do our best to honour him:’ Napoli kick-off new era in Diego Maradona Stadium
4 years ago

‘We’ll do our best to honour him:’ Napoli kick-off new era in Diego Maradona Stadium

Deccan Chronicle  

Naples : Napoli kicked off a new era, playing the first game in their stadium since it was renamed in honour of club legend Diego Maradona. “Being here, inside the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, is a great honour,” Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli said before kick-off. It is a difficult match, but we will try to do our best and …

Argentine Football League Restarts With Tributes to Diego Maradona
4 years, 1 month ago

Argentine Football League Restarts With Tributes to Diego Maradona

News 18  

The Argentine league restarted on Saturday following the country’s emotional goodbye to Diego Maradona, with players, coaches and even referees expressing their love and gratitude to the country’s best-known football star. The main domestic competition was hastily renamed the Diego Maradona Cup, and games in the first stage of group matches kicked off across the country after a minute’s applause …

Diego Maradona: Footballer who dominated the game like a god
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona: Footballer who dominated the game like a god

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One man in no doubt …

Diego Maradona Had Greatness But No Sportsmanship: Former England Goalkeeper Peter Shilton
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona Had Greatness But No Sportsmanship: Former England Goalkeeper Peter Shilton

News 18  

Diego Maradona had greatness in him but his refusal to apologise for his ‘Hand of God’ goal that helped knock England out of the 1986 World Cup proved he lacked sportsmanship, former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has said. Shilton was in goal for England during their World Cup quarter-final in Mexico, when six minutes into the second half Maradona leapt …

Argentines Bid Farewell To Maradona As Nation Mourns Flawed Hero
4 years, 1 month ago

Argentines Bid Farewell To Maradona As Nation Mourns Flawed Hero

News 18  

Argentines lined up in the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday to say goodbye to soccer great Diego Maradona, whose casket lay in state at the Casa Rosada presidential palace draped in an Argentine flag and his famous No. Maradona’s body lay in a wooden coffin with the blue and white national flag and an Argentina soccer jersey with the …

Diego Maradona, Argentina's refulgent star - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona, Argentina's refulgent star - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Let me begin with an anecdote that shows Diego Maradona, so gifted, so explosive, in a particularly enduring light. Disciplined by FIFA, the Uruguayans behaved themselves; and Maradona took them apart, even though there was only one goal, by Argentina’s Pedro Pasculli, in the game. The shadow of the recent Falklands War hung over the quarterfinal at the Azteca between …

Diego Maradona - the greatest street footballer
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona - the greatest street footballer

The Hindu  

Diego Maradona's famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup began with the tightest of turns by the Argentine and the deftest of touches to begin his incredible, unstoppable, dribble goalwards. France World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane grew up in the tough La Castellane district of Marseille, playing in games on the Place Tartane, and Maradona's performances in …

Diego Maradona dies at 60: Defiant and proud, El Pibe de Oro became symbol of Argentina and deity in his nation
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona dies at 60: Defiant and proud, El Pibe de Oro became symbol of Argentina and deity in his nation

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, football’s God passed away. There will never be someone like him.” Maradona will always be Argentina’s football deity. It is, however, a single game with the national team that ultimately defined Maradona’s career and life. During the match in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, Maradona played out Argentina’s ultimate collective fantasy. Historically, Argentina had defined their football in opposition …

Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan Pay Tribute to Diego Maradona
4 years, 1 month ago

Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan Pay Tribute to Diego Maradona

News 18  

Iconic footballer Diego Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan and many others remembered the football legend as they put out messages on social media, mourning his loss. Shah Rukh wrote, “Diego Maradona….you made football even more …

PETER SHILTON: Diego Maradona had greatness, but no sportsmanship
4 years, 1 month ago

PETER SHILTON: Diego Maradona had greatness, but no sportsmanship

Daily Mail  

My life has long been linked with that of Diego Maradona — and not in the way I would have liked. A World Cup quarter-final against Argentina was the biggest game many of that England team had ever played and he was their most dangerous player. Diego Maradona infamously handled the ball to score past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton for …

Diego Maradona: Five moments of football wizardry
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona: Five moments of football wizardry

Live Mint  

When all is said and done, Diego Armando Maradona’s legend is made up of the relationship of his left leg to a football. When Real Madrid fans gave Maradona a standing ovation When Maradona moved to Barcelona in June of 1982 as a 22-year-old genius from Boca Juniors for a world record fee of £5 million, it seemed like a …

Diego Maradona | A roller coaster life in pictures
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona | A roller coaster life in pictures

The Hindu  

Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, died at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack on November 25. In what is still regarded as one of the greatest goals of all time, against England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Maradona dribbled past nearly half the England team before …

Diego Maradona dies at 60: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo lead tribute to 'unparalleled magician'
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona dies at 60: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo lead tribute to 'unparalleled magician'

India TV News  

Diego Maradona, the Argentine football legend, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60. Maradona was part of four FIFA World Cups and won in 1986, leading Argentina to their maiden title glory, the tournament that saw him score arguably the greatest goal in World Cup history along with the notorious "Hand of God" goal. Argentina FA's official Twitter …

Diego Maradona passes away: Troubled genius was famous for composure on football and for frequent lack of control off field
4 years, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona passes away: Troubled genius was famous for composure on football and for frequent lack of control off field

Firstpost  

Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona was football’s archetypal troubled genius, a world-beating player whose life and career scaled the most dazzling heights but also plumbed the darkest depths. pic.twitter.com/jcsGP3GlNI — 🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ November 25, 2020 The following year, under Menotti, Maradona led Argentina to victory in the under-20 World Cup in Japan, winning the Golden Ball for the tournament’s …

Diego Maradona shows many sides of the legend
5 years, 7 months ago

Diego Maradona shows many sides of the legend

The Hindu  

At a crucial juncture in Asif Kapadia’s much-awaited documentary on Diego Maradona, that premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, an eloquent comment is made about the essential ambiguity in the Argentinian football legend’s life: “Diego has nothing to do with Maradona. But Maradona drags him everywhere.” It’s this personal as opposed to the public persona; the individual/human being against …

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