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Napoli club and fans pay tribute to Maradona on 4th anniversary of his death

Napoli fans and club officials paid tribute to Diego Maradona on the fourth anniversary of his death, flocking to murals of the Argentina great around the city on Monday. Napoli coach Antonio Conte, captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo and president Aurelio De Laurentiis laid flowers at two of the murals, while fans gathered below the huge mural of Maradona in the …

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1 month ago

Argentina close on World Cup as Messi helps Martinez level up with Maradona

Al Jazeera

A second-half strike from Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Peru in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday night, with the striker’s goal moving him level with Diego Maradona as the country’s fifth all-time scorer. The 27-year-old Inter Milan forward notched his 32nd international goal 10 minutes after the break, capitalising on a …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

A beginner’s guide to Copa America 2024: Groups, format, location and dates

New York Times

Grab your burgers, hot dogs and root beers because, for the second time in its history, Copa America is being held in the United States. Nation Hosted First Most recent Argentina 9 1916 2011 Uruguay 7 1917 1995 Chile 7 1920 2015 Brazil 6 1919 2021 Peru 6 1927 2004 Ecuador 3 1947 1993 No host 3 1975 1983 Bolivia …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina court postpones the start of a trial in a criminal case involving the death of Maradona

The Hindu

A criminal court in Argentina postponed the start of a trial to October 1, in a criminal negligence case brought against eight people allegedly involved in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. The trial was set to start on June 4, but the criminal court in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, said in a decision published …

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7 months ago

French judicial officials open theft probe before Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball goes to auction

The Hindu

French judicial officials have opened an investigation into the possible theft of a trophy that was awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup and is set to be auctioned. In a separate legal action, Maradona’s heirs are also trying to stop the auction of the 1986 Golden Ball trophy received by Maradona for being the best …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

A medical report on soccer legend Maradona’s death aims to undercut homicide case against medics

Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A medical examiner’s report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty Monday into the criminal negligence case brought against eight medical workers involved in his case a month before they are set to stand trial for homicide. That 2021 report accused Maradona’s medical team of acting in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cristiano Ronaldo look away now! Thierry Henry pipped by a team-mate! And where does Lionel Messi rank among the greats? OLIVER HOLT's definitive 100 greatest footballers - so who comes out on top and

Daily Mail

So let’s grasp the nettle straight away and start with an apology. Jairzinho Overshadowed by Pele, but anyone who scored in every game of Brazil’s march to World Cup victory in 1970 – Jairzinho is still the only player to achieve this feat – deserves to be on this list. A beautifully composed midfielder, he won three Serie A titles …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Messi World Cup jerseys could fetch more than $10 million at Sotheby’s auction

LA Times

Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores the opening goal of the 2022 World Cup final against France on a penalty kick in Lusail, Qatar. Sotheby’s is to auction off six jerseys worn by Messi during the World Cup. Sotheby’s is set to auction off six jerseys worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s soccer World Cup in Qatar …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Argentina Legend Diego Maradona's Heirs Win EU Trademark Battle Against His Ex-Lawyer

News 18

The heirs of Diego Maradona who died three years ago on Tuesday won their fight to use the Argentine soccer genius’s name after Europe’s top court said Argentine company Sattvica belonging to his former lawyer was not entitled to the trademark. The #EUGeneral Court confirms the @EU_IPO’s refusal to register the transfer of the DIEGO #MARADONA #trademark to the Argentine …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Lionel Messi, the complete footballer who completed football, finally leaves the Ballon d’Or stage

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Messi beat competition from Manchester City’s treble-winners, an inevitable result after he …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Messi's outstanding gesture for Maradona after winning record-extending 8th Ballon d'Or

Hindustan Times

Lionel Messi said Monday he was not thinking about his long-term future as he sought to enjoy winning the eighth Ballon d'Or of his storied career. Inter Miami CF's Argentine forward Lionel Messi gestures on stage as he receives his 8th Ballon d'Or award during the 2023 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Diego Maradona’s birthday: Remembering the football legend

Live Mint

Diego Maradona, arguably the greatest football player of all time, was born on October 30, 1960, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1986-2011 Maradona represented the Argentine national team in four World Cups: 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994. In 2008, Maradona was named the head coach of the Argentine national team and led the Argentina team to the quarterfinals of the 2010 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina’s currency and inflation woes

Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A jaguar lies beside George Washington. 1 of 10 | A piece of Money Art by artist Sergio Díaz features the late soccer legend Diego Maradona with his in hands wrapped in a rosary and a halo behind his head, painted on an Argentine ten-peso banknote, in Diaz’s studio in Salta, Argentina, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Di Lorenzo becomes 1st Napoli player to lift Serie A trophy in 33 years; Ibrahimović retires

Associated Press

MILAN — As Giovanni Di Lorenzo became the first Napoli player to lift the Serie A trophy toward the sky since Diego Maradona, the stadium named after the Argentina great exploded into a sea of joy. Napoli had clinched its first Serie A title in 33 years with five rounds to spare but had to wait until the final day …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Lionel Messi: The ‘greatest’ leaves PSG on low note

The Hindu

Lionel Messi’s uninspiring two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain is set to come to an acrimonious end with a move to join long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, just months after his crowning glory at the 2022 World Cup. World Cup mission accomplished The absence of a World Cup winners’ medal had long been Exhibit A in the argument about …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli wins 1st title since Maradona played for the club

Associated Press

ROME — Below a giant mural of Diego Maradona, Napoli fans celebrated the Italian league soccer title as if they were at the game — singing, jumping and lighting flares. As Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti put it after the Partenopei sealed their first league title since Maradona led the club to the 1987 and 1990 championships, the late Argentina standout’s …

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1 year, 8 months ago

The medical team of Maradona under scrutiny for former Argentina great’s death

The Hindu

Eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020, an Argentine court has ruled. A medical board’s report, previously given to prosecutors, concluded that Maradona was in agony for more than 12 hours, did not receive adequate treatment and could still be alive if he had been properly hospitalized. Three judges from …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Lionel Messi statue to stand next to Diego Maradona, Pele at CONMEBOL museum

Hindustan Times

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona's shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pele at the South American federation's museum. Argentina's Lionel Messi poses with a statue of himself holding the World Cup during the Conmebol event. Messi, holding …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Lionel Messi's Statue Placed Alongside Pele and Diego Maradona at CONMEBOL Headquarters

News 18

The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina’s World Cup triumph. South American soccer’s governing body on Monday presented the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pelé and Diego Maradona. “It was time for a South American team to win the World Cup …

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1 year, 11 months ago

FIFA World Cup crown brings Argentina to a standstill

The Hindu

They say if you leave Argentina for 10 days, you might return and feel you’ve been abroad for 10 years, and if you leave for 10 years, you might return and feel the country is just as it was when you left it. ‘Mister cool’: Lionel Scaloni at a press conference before the World Cup final. Lionel Scaloni took over …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Pele's emotional parting message to Argentina legend and friend Diego Maradona goes viral after his death

India Today

Pele's emotional parting message to Argentina legend and friend Diego Maradona has gone viral after the Brazil football icon died at the age of 82. Pele wrote a touching tribute after Maradona's death was announced in which he said "I hope we will play soccer together in the sky." Peerless Pele: World Cup records "There is much more to say, …

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2 years ago

Messi: Argentina football’s undisputed great wins FIFA World Cup

The Hindu

A sea of bobbing heads dressed in Albiceleste — the blue-and-white colour of the night — had taken over the Lusail Boulevard. But, that Lionel Messi would fulfill his destiny, rising from the Arabian desert to finally attain absolution, was always the end result of this expensively assembled World Cup, alongside a belief that their land — adopted or own …

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2 years ago

‘Diego encouraged us from heaven’: Messi pays tribute to Maradona

The Hindu

Lionel Messi, who inspired Argentina to its third World Cup trophy, said, “it is Diego who encouraged us from heaven.” Argentina, on Sunday, defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after both teams drew at 3-3 following extra-time, with Messi scoring twice and then another in the shootout as Albiceleste ended their 36-year wait for football’s greatest prize. Talking about …

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2 years ago

Julian Alvarez: The Lionel Messi admirer who grew up to win the FIFA World Cup with him

The Hindu

Calchin is a modest village of approximately 3000 people, northeast of the industrial province of Cordoba, Argentina. From the bench to the limelight Like his role in Manchester City, Alvarez started the World Cup knowing that he would predominantly operate from the bench, as an understudy of Lautaro Martinez. The Messi-Alvarez bond One of the biggest positives for Argentina in …

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Napoli club and fans pay tribute to Maradona on 4th anniversary of his death

Argentina close on World Cup as Messi helps Martinez level up with Maradona

A beginner’s guide to Copa America 2024: Groups, format, location and dates

Argentina court postpones the start of a trial in a criminal case involving the death of Maradona

French judicial officials open theft probe before Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball goes to auction

A medical report on soccer legend Maradona’s death aims to undercut homicide case against medics

Cristiano Ronaldo look away now! Thierry Henry pipped by a team-mate! And where does Lionel Messi rank among the greats? OLIVER HOLT's definitive 100 greatest footballers - so who comes out on top and

Messi World Cup jerseys could fetch more than $10 million at Sotheby’s auction

Argentina Legend Diego Maradona's Heirs Win EU Trademark Battle Against His Ex-Lawyer

Lionel Messi, the complete footballer who completed football, finally leaves the Ballon d’Or stage

Messi's outstanding gesture for Maradona after winning record-extending 8th Ballon d'Or

Diego Maradona’s birthday: Remembering the football legend

Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina’s currency and inflation woes

Di Lorenzo becomes 1st Napoli player to lift Serie A trophy in 33 years; Ibrahimović retires

Lionel Messi: The ‘greatest’ leaves PSG on low note

Napoli wins 1st title since Maradona played for the club

The medical team of Maradona under scrutiny for former Argentina great’s death

Lionel Messi statue to stand next to Diego Maradona, Pele at CONMEBOL museum

Lionel Messi's Statue Placed Alongside Pele and Diego Maradona at CONMEBOL Headquarters

FIFA World Cup crown brings Argentina to a standstill

Pele's emotional parting message to Argentina legend and friend Diego Maradona goes viral after his death

Messi: Argentina football’s undisputed great wins FIFA World Cup

‘Diego encouraged us from heaven’: Messi pays tribute to Maradona

Julian Alvarez: The Lionel Messi admirer who grew up to win the FIFA World Cup with him