Maradona

Napoli’s Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski (C) celebrates with teammates after opening the scoring during the UEFA Europa League Group F football match Napoli vs Real Sociedad on December 10, 2020 at the newly renamed Maradona stadium, formerly known as the San Paolo, in Naples, Italy.Alberto PIZZOLI / AFPNapoli got their…

Napoli substitutions made the difference against Sampdoria, as Chucky Lozano scored one and created the other for Andrea Petagna. Jakub Jankto had given Samp the deserved lead at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, sent clear by a Valerio Verre assist. Mexico international Lozano transformed the game after the break, as…

While Manchester United‘s 0-0 draw with Manchester City won’t live long in the memory, Fred provided one of the few moments of entertainment.  The Brazil international has become one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s most important players over the last 18 months after a difficult start to his Old Trafford career.…

When the news of the death of Diego Maradona broke, I was in a friend’s office. Our initial spontaneous reaction was sorrow and regret. And then we drifted, almost as if we had rehearsed it, to the next thing: who is football’s all-time greatest? Maradona or Pele?My friend wasted no…

The Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris looks forward to the first match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona between Napoli and Real Sociedad. ‘It will be a great emotion that the city will live together’. La Real arrive in Campania for the decisive match in the Europa League tonight…

A confident Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil has a ‘desire’ to win against Napoli and said it’s ‘an honour’ to play the first match at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The Partenopei host La Real in the first match after the San Paolo changed name to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and…

A Kerala-based businessman wants to pay tribute to Diego Maradona by building a museum for him.© AFP A Kerala-based businessman on Monday said a world-class museum will be built in memory of Diego Maradona with a gold sculpture of the Argentine football legend as the main attraction. Chairman and Managing…

Matthew Brown, Professor in Latin American History, University of Bristol is the author of this article which was originally published in The Conversation, an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community.The death of the greatest player in the history of the game of Association Football,…

The San Isidro’s Prosecutor has claimed Diego Armando Maradona didn't receive the right treatment: 'He did not take any medication for his heart disease.' Maradona died from a cardiac arrest aged 60 on November 25. While lawyers are trying to figure out who has the right to be assigned his…

Maradona and Messi. An inspired story of two Argentine iconsBy Rob Opie* What makes for human great – greatness defined by the achievement of all three Ss?Sustained Success and SignificanceRob OpieMy belief is that human greatness lies not in what you do – but why you do it.It’s having a sense of purpose in wanting to better…