Maradona

The last time Napoli and Juventus met in a Coppa Italia Final was May 20, 2012, also the Partenopei's first piece of silverware since the Diego Maradona era. It was Aurelio De Laurentiis who could celebrate after the final whistle, as Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik provided a 2-0 win…

Diego Maradona has congratulated Dries Mertens for becoming Napoli’s all-time top goalscorer. “Like this, we get better every day.” Maradona had been Napoli’s top scorer for almost three decades on 115 goals, until Marek Hamsik surpassed him in December 2017. Hamsik left Napoli on 121 goals, which Mertens had been…

By: Reuters | Italy, Naples | Updated: June 14, 2020 9:41:43 am Napoli’s Dries Mertens celebrates scoring their first goal (Source: Reuters)Napoli reached the Coppa Italia final with a 1-1 draw at home to Inter Milan on Saturday as Dries Mertens cancelled out a Christian Eriksen goal scored direct from…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Dries Mertens set a club record by scoring the decisive goal as Napoli advanced to the Italian Cup final after drawing with Inter Milan 1-1 on Saturday.In both sides’ first match in more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, Inter took an early lead…

TURIN, Italy — Cristiano Ronaldo bellowed out a loud expletive when he missed a chance at the end of the first half in Italy’s first soccer match in more than three months. Everyone in the huge, empty stadium, all 300 or so of us, could hear it plain as day.…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo bellowed out a loud expletive when he missed a chance at the end of the first half in Italy’s first soccer match in more than three months. Everyone in the huge, empty stadium, all 300 or so of us, could hear it plain as…

1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 Patta has teamed with heritage Italian sportswear manufacturer NR Ennerre for a Diego Maradona-inspired “No. 10” football jersey. Drawing from the kits worn by Italian football club Naples during its UEFA Cup-winning, Maradona-lead ‘88-’89 season,…

By: Entertainment Desk | New Delhi | Published: June 4, 2020 9:11:59 am Roly Serrano played Diego Maradona in the 2015 film Youth. (Photo: Roly Serrano/Instagram)A video of a Diego Maradona lookalike kicking a tennis ball has been making the rounds on social media with many asking if it is…

Diego Maradona will remain as coach of Argentine side Gimnasia until the end of the 2020-2021 season after extending his contract, the club said on Wednesday. lthough it gave no details, the club whose fans are known as Triperos, tweeted: "For us, you are one more Tripero and your heart…

Martin Keown was wearing his brand new black leather jacket to the training ground. That was his first mistake. His second was leaving it alone in the dressing room with Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, Arsenal’s resident pranksters. Usually, whoever was deemed the worst-dressed player by the duo would be punished…