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Diego Maradona thanked Ciro Ferrara after the sale of a 33-year-old Argentina Number 10 jersey raised €55,000 to help Naples deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ferrara and Fabio Cannavaro set up the foundation to raise funds for their home town, particularly during this difficult economic moment for Italy. It was…

'He is no criminal, he went to Paraguay to work': Diego Maradona defends Ronaldinho after former Brazil star ended up in jail following claims of passport fraudRonaldinho was arrested with his brother Roberto on March 6 in Paraguay The former Brazil star immediately denied using a forged passport to enterAnd Diego…

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez complains pundits spend too much time nit-picking with Inter striker Romelu Lukaku. “Nobody would talk about Diego Maradona not using his right foot.” The coach spoke to The Times newspaper after Lukaku made an impressive start to his Inter career, scoring 23 goals in 35 competitive…

How Bendel Insurance ’78 FA Cup victory converted him to football Regrets Nigeria’s loss to Italy at USA ’94 W/Cup Speaks on Westerhof, France ’98 World Cup and his move to England Augustine Eguavoen was part of what many believe was the golden generation of Nigerian football. The squad of…

TG4 WILL BE screening classic World Cup matches from the beginning of next month.  Ireland’s debut on the biggest stage of international football — against England at Italia ’90 — is the first game to be shown on 1 May, and there will be chances to look back at some…

Russian boxer Svetlana Soluyanova has chosen her top knockouts outside in and outside the ring by compiling a list of boxers she considers not just the most beautiful but who could go on to become world champions in the ring. The famous line in the legendary fight film Rocky reads:…

Gullit or Bergkamp? Banks or Shearer? No two players who have represented the same club or country and they must have played in your lifetime... now we ask the managers including Mick McCarthy to pick their greatest world XIsA game has swept across social media, challenging people to pick a…

Web Film Embed Video Save for $5 Download FREE with PRO membership To all the health care workers and other professionals who keep working like true heroes, David Beckham, Diego Maradona, Pelé, Samuel Eto'o, Zinedine Zidane, Gerard Pique and so many more football stars applaud you. Agency: VMLY&R Lisbon. Category…

It was on April 19, 1989 that Diego Armando Maradona delighted Napoli fans with what remains an iconic warm-up, set to the song Live is Life. The Argentina legend showed no sign of nerves when preparing for the UEFA Cup semi-final against Bayern Munich in Germany, as he transformed a…

FIFA have released a video featuring players past and present, including Gigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Diego Maradona, Kaka and Marco van Basten to applaud healthcare workers. A tradition has sprung up around the globe, first started in Italy during the coronavirus lockdown, of applauding from balconies and front doors at…