Maradona

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…

Vasco Da Gama’s director of sport Fabio Cordella claims the club have reached an agreement with Mario Balotelli but the deal can’t be formalised yet: ‘He would be like Maradona for our fans.’ Balotelli, 30, played his last competitive game with Brescia on March, before the lockdown in Italy and…

The doctor of Diego Maradona has defended his treatment of the football legend after his clinic was raided in Buenos Aires. In early November the former Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors player had emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain, and had been recuperating at…

/ Sport Issued on: 30/11/2020 - 10:28 Fans of late football legend Diego Maradona have gathered outside the Bombonera, the stadium where Boca Juniors play in Buenos Aires, to play their respects. © France 24 FRANCE 24 continues its look at the life of Diego Maradona and those who loved…

Getty https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/d6/7d/messi-maradona-tribute-2020_gw7xn4tmsjo91irglsrq85lxy.jpg?t=396343670&w=500&quality=80 Lionel Messi paid an emotional tribute to Diego Maradona by revealing a Newell's Old Boys shirt after scoring for Barcelona against Osasuna. The forward looked close to tears during the minute’s applause for Maradona, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday, prior to the game kicking off. Barca were…

Prosecutors in San Isidro said they were investigating Diego Maradona's surgeon Leopoldo Luque.© AFP Diego Maradona's surgeon responded to the launch of an investigation for involuntary manslaughter by saying he did "everything he could, up to the impossible" for an "unmanageable" patient. Earlier in the day prosecutors in San Isidro,…