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Lippi: Mijatovic’s goal in 1998 Champions League final was definitely offside Maradona

Lippi: Mijatovic’s goal in 1998 Champions League final was definitely offside

Real Madrid Former Juventus coach has no doubtsJuventus suffered a defeat in the Champions League final in 1998 with Real Madrid emerging victorious, yet Marcello Lippi, coach of the Italian side at the time, maintains that Predrag Mijatovic's winning goal was offside. The goal itself remains a controversial subject for the…
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May 20, 2020
Sport-On this day… May 20 Maradona

Sport-On this day… May 20

May 19 (Reuters) - ON THIS DAY -- MAY 20May 20, 1989SOCCER - Liverpool's John Aldridge scores in the fourth minute of the FA Cup final against Merseyside rivals Everton at Wembley Stadium in London.Stuart McCall equalised twice for Everton, but Ian Rush's brace - his second in three years…
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May 19, 2020
39 Steps to Greatness: How Jack Charlton took the Boys in Green from also-rans to the world’s centre stage Maradona

39 Steps to Greatness: How Jack Charlton took the Boys in Green from also-rans to the world’s centre stage

His uniform was a flat cap that concealed an ebbing, old-school comb-over, a rough and ready pitman’s pragmatism. And, on occasion, a gnawed cigar cupped carefully against the wind. Jack Charlton, son of an Ashington coalminer, custodian of an abrasive, unadorned nature, 1966 World Cup winner; he was the unlikely…
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May 18, 2020
The 50 best sports documentaries Maradona

The 50 best sports documentaries

While ESPN's zeitgeist-driving Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" officially ended on Sunday, there's still plenty of similar content out there to enjoy.To help with your quarantine binge-watching, Axios is hooking you up with our 50 favorite sports documentaries of all time. 50. "At the Heart of Gold" (2019)Photo: Anthony…
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May 18, 2020
The season which defied all odds Maradona

The season which defied all odds

On this night, there were no mind games. No crassness or fake gestures. These emotions, these tears, were all too heartfelt and fervent.Inter Milan had just completed a historic treble after beating Bayern Munich in the 2010 Champions League final in Madrid. Jose Mourinho’s Italian project was complete and he…
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May 16, 2020
Messi’s Rosario vs Maradona’s Buenos Aires: Which team would win? Maradona

Messi’s Rosario vs Maradona’s Buenos Aires: Which team would win?

Argentina Two hotbeds of talentRosario and Buenos Aires are two hotbeds for footballing talent in Argentina.Clubs like Newell's Old Boys, Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and River Plate have produced some of the best players in the country's history.For example, Lionel Messi came from Newell's and Diego Maradona made his name at…
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May 16, 2020