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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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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

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, 7 months ago

Maradona redux: New-look Napoli win Italy

Hindustan Times

On Thursday night, Napoli ended a wait that stretched 33 years and four days. The first Serie A title since 1989-90 was theirs because Diego Maradona’s spirit, the genius of manager Luciano Spalletti, the vision of Napoli president Aurelio di Laurentiis and the Russia-Ukraine conflict contributed to creating a force that lost the least, scored the most and conceded the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Italy’s Naples explodes in joy as Napoli finally regains Serie A crown

The Hindu

The southern Italian city of Naples exploded into what was shaping up to be a long night of celebrations on Thursday as local team Napoli secured its first Serie A title in more than three decades, sweeping away years of disappointment. Udinese are based in Italy’s north-east, more than 800 kilometres away from Naples, so many Napoli fans stayed home …

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1 year, 7 months ago

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)

New York Times

When Paolo Sorrentino went on stage to collect the Oscar for Best Foreign Film nine years ago, he wanted to thank his sources of inspiration “Federico Fellini, J.R.R. “We bought jerseys from the shop on the corner, assembled a team late, and trained on the Ariston pitches in Paestum.” Napoli’s old training ground in the Soccavo neighbourhood of town, nicknamed …

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1 year, 7 months ago

When Maradona and Napoli won the Serie A in 1989-90

Hindustan Times

On April 29, 1990, Napoli won their second, and so far last, Serie A title. Diego Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples “This is proof that I know myself better than anyone!,” Maradona screamed after the final whistle. Maradona’s annual salary of $12m would be doubled, he would stay in a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

From flags to tattoos, Naples turns blue as title fever grows

The Hindu

Napoli hasn’t won the title yet, but Naples is already in party mode. In anticipation of the club’s first Italian football league title for three decades, the city is celebrating and decorating its streets with blue -- Napoli’s colour. “I decided to put aside my superstition and tattoo the third Scudetto,” Russo said, showing off his forearm bearing an image …

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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

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football

Live Mint

For more than a month now, around the time that Pelé was moved to end-of-life care, a video has been doing the rounds on social media. Pelé, who had consoled his father eight years earlier when Brazil lost the 1950 World Cup final at the Maracana Stadium with a promise that he would one day win a World Cup for …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world’s greatest soccer player, dies at 82

LA Times

Pelé is carried off the field by his teammates after Brazil won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico City. I’m going to win the World Cup for you.’” Eight years later the joke became a prophecy when a 17-year-old Pelé scored six goals — including two in the final game — to carry Brazil to the first of its record …

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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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2 years ago

Amid the exultation, a GOAT debate and where Messi stands

Hindustan Times

The story began when a 13-year-old boy left home for Barcelona. The Lionel Messi saga came full circle on a mad Sunday night in Doha, culminating in a swansong dreams are made of, as Argentina beat France in arguably the greatest final of all time. Forget his great club rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the World Cup cemented Messi’s place as the …

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2 years ago

Crackers, Sweets, and Tears: How Bengal erupted with joy after Argentina's World Cup victory

Firstpost

Argentina supporters in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal lit fireworks and paraded through their neighbourhoods in their favourite team’s blue and white colours, waving Argentina’s national flag Kolkata: Supporters of Argentina in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal erupted in joy as the South American country emerged as the FIFA World Cup champions in a cliffhanger on …

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2 years ago

Messi, Mbappe, other leading storylines for World Cup Final

Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi’s last chance. Some — especially younger soccer fans — think so, while others will point to Pelé and Diego Maradona, particularly because they won the World Cup — the sport’s ultimate prize. Messi is heading into his second World Cup final, having been on the losing team in 2014 when he was contained well by …

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2 years ago

FIFA World Cup 2022 | In Maradona's shadow, Messi strives for Argentina's forever love

The Hindu

Lionel Messi's passionate performances at the Qatar World Cup are earning him oodles of love from Argentines, but their old favouritism for Diego Maradona may resurface unless he brings home the trophy on his final attempt. For years, Argentine fans said that no matter how many Ballons d'Or and trophies Messi won with Barcelona, he could never match Maradona until …

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2 years ago

Fancy selfies with ‘Pele’ and ‘Maradona’ in Doha?

Al Jazeera

An interactive exhibition on South American football is drawing World Cup fans – young and old, local and global. What sounds like a football lover’s dream is actually an interactive exhibition on South American football in the heart of Doha’s Msheireb Downtown area. The exhibition has been set up by local tourism authorities in collaboration with the South American Football …

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2 years, 1 month ago

From Diego Maradona to Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi set to smash records of football greats at FIFA World Cup 2022

Hindustan Times

For the first time in the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup, all eyes will be on Lionel Messi as the charismatic leader of former world champions Argentina is set to rewrite history at the grandest stage of them all. Marshalling his troops in Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2022 opener, Messi will remain within touching distance of surpassing Ronaldo's …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Argentina or Brazil? Football fans in India hedge their bets

Al Jazeera

India may be cricket-crazy, but in the southern state of Kerala football is followed with religious fervor. He fondly remembers when he began watching football in 1998, his father bringing home a small colour TV just before Mario Zagallo’s side reached the final of the World Cup that year. “A lot of younger fans support Brazil because Argentina have not …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Messi and Ronaldo chase football glory one last time

Live Mint

The boy, about 12, sobs uncontrollably. It’s 26 June and Lionel Messi has just scored Argentina’s first goal against Nigeria in the 14th minute of a Group D match of the 2018 World Cup at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The crowd goes berserk; over 60,000 of them, predominantly Argentinian fans, many of them unsure whether this is Messi’s last World Cup. …

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

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

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

Maradona redux: New-look Napoli win Italy

Italy’s Naples explodes in joy as Napoli finally regains Serie A crown

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)

When Maradona and Napoli won the Serie A in 1989-90

From flags to tattoos, Naples turns blue as title fever grows

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

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football

Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world’s greatest soccer player, dies at 82

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

Amid the exultation, a GOAT debate and where Messi stands

Crackers, Sweets, and Tears: How Bengal erupted with joy after Argentina's World Cup victory

Messi, Mbappe, other leading storylines for World Cup Final

FIFA World Cup 2022 | In Maradona's shadow, Messi strives for Argentina's forever love

Fancy selfies with ‘Pele’ and ‘Maradona’ in Doha?

From Diego Maradona to Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi set to smash records of football greats at FIFA World Cup 2022

Argentina or Brazil? Football fans in India hedge their bets

Messi and Ronaldo chase football glory one last time