Maradona

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Osasuna - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - November 29, 2020 FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their fourth goal wearing a Newell's Old Boys shirt in reference to former player Diego Maradona REUTERS/Albert Gea MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel…

Updated / Wednesday, 2 Dec 2020 18:04 Lionel Messi pays tribute to Diego Maradona by revealing a Newell's Old Boys jersey Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined €780 after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi was fined 600 euros ($720) for taking his jersey off to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, the Spanish soccer federation said on Wednesday. The federation’s competitions committee fined the Argentine player for his actions after scoring in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Osasuna in the…

Lionel Messi should have the yellow card he was shown for his on-pitch tribute to Diego Maradona rescinded, according to Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman. (More Football News) Former Barca and Argentina great Maradona died last week at the age of 60 and was honoured before all LaLiga matches over the…

Sport Former England midfielder Steve Hodge says he has spent a week fending off potential buyers for the shirt worn by Diego Maradona in the infamous 1986 World Cup quarter-final but insists it is not for sale. Steve Hodge. (Photo: Reuters/Action Images/Craig Brough) 02 Dec 2020 01:31AM(Updated: 02 Dec 2020…

Diego Maradona (photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images) Former England midfielder Steve Hodge has insisted the shirt worn by Diego Maradona in scoring two iconic goals against the Three Lions in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final is not for sale. Hodge swapped shirts with Maradona, who died last week at the…

Horrific details are emerging in reports about Diego Armando Maradona’s physical condition and care in the days before his death, as there is an investigation into his doctors for manslaughter. The Napoli and Argentina icon died last week at the age of 60, just weeks after leaving hospital following surgery…

Neither the Barcelona talisman nor the Juventus superstar matches the intensity of the late Argentine legend, claims Jorge Jesus. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s imposing success levels have not only helped them become global icons for football but also modern-day legends. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward won a…

There was deftness in every step. Immaculate precision in every touch. And, a rhythmic smoothness in every run. He was small, yet swift and sharp. He did the impossible, day after day. He blessed Barcelona, Argentina, Napoli, Newell’s, and every other team that he represented. He was a hero throughout.…

The death of soccer god and social rebel Diego Maradona has provoked an outpouring of remembrances. Last week, I wrote about his various political stances, and how he always stood in solidarity with the Global South and against Yanqui imperialism. Yet there is another part of Maradona’s political history that…