Planet Sport: Diego Maradona looks to quell Neymar row
Barça cutbacks in bid for Fábregas; Paul the Octopus: The Film; Bruins bar bill; Mavericks in court and referees of ancient RomeSome confusion afoot in South America as Diego Maradona appears to have re-opened his always entertaining war of words wit...
Happy Anniversary, Diego Maradona
What do you celebrate 25 years of infamy with? Champagne? Narcotics? Dictators? There are just so many options.
From the Vault: Diego Maradona and the Hand of God knock out England | David Lacey
Twenty-five years ago today, Argentina handed England World Cup defeat. Read the report and share your memories …The latest instalments in our series of classic reports come from the 23/24 June 1986 editions, the mornings after England's bid for Worl...
The unbearable lightness of being – or how a thin piece of synthetic cloth can become a lead weight
Playing for one of Argentina's top clubs carries a heavy responsibility..and a weighty shirt, as relegation-threatened River Plate are finding out.
Grondona faces trouble at home
River Plate’s dire relegation situation is the principal talk of Argentina’s TV soccer chat shows, a bigger story than the crisis at FIFA where Julio Grondona, in power since 1979 and fending off corruption allegations, said he will seek yet anothe...
Diego Maradona to return to management with Al Wasl
• Former Argentina manager set for role with Dubai club• Maradona will begin work at the club next seasonDiego Maradona is set to become the manager of the Dubai-based club Al Wasl.Maradona spent the weekend in the United Arab Emirates, where he me...
Diego Maradona leaves UAE after talks with managerless Al Wasl
• Former Argentina manager attended club training session• Al Wasl have been without manager since last monthDiego Maradona has flown out of the United Arab Emirates after reportedly meeting the officials of the Dubai-based club Al Wasl with a view...
Maradona and Liverpool greats play exhibition match for Chechen leader
All-star football game in Grozny the latest attempt by president Ramzan Kadyrov to show republic has recovered from warAs night fell on the Chechen capital, the roars reached a fever pitch. A helicopter hovered overhead. Snipers readied their sights.Te...
Burning Diego With “Messi’s Better”
No matter how high the years climb, one never gets too old for pettiness.
Julio Grondona is the president of the Argentine FA and a man of 79 years. He’s also the man responsible for canning Maradona’s ass after his all sizzle, no steak World Cup showing in the summer, among other things, and they’re beefing,...
AFP’s World Cup Photos of the Year 2010
It has been impossible find any sort of source on this, but these are tagged as AFP’s Pictures of the Year for 2010 and a number of non-footy photos are flaring up elsewhere under the same award.
But mostly, all six are just really, really excellent photos from the summer’s World Cup.
Credits:
1. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images
2....
A Marriage Made For The Tabloids: Maradona & Iran
If you were to ask Diego Maradona which club he dreams of coaching most, the answer would be succinct:
All of them.
The man may say Boca this week and Napoli next, but there will be a club after that…and a national team after that…and then another one. Suffice it to say, the man just wants to...
‘It’s the saddest birthday of my life,’ says Diego Maradona as he turns 50
• Argentina legend 'still mourning' World Cup loss• Wishes he had continued with the national teamDiego Maradona turned 50 on Saturday with little fanfare, calling it the "saddest birthday of my life."Despite some pressure from his family, the form...
