Soon he will have the record for most records. Lionel Messi will captain Argentina tonight as they play Croatia in the World Cup semi-final, and what is already a monumental occasion, could be even more special for the PSG star. The Argentina legend has broken record after record throughout his illustrious career, at both club […]

3 years ago

Three new World Cup documentaries are set to be aired on Sky from this weekend The greatest World Cup moments of all time include Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ at Mexico ‘86, Geoff Hurst’s hat trick in ‘66, and Gordon Banks’ save from Pele’s header in 1970. Michael Owen’s goal against Argentina at France ’98 […]

3 years ago

“He is for the future.” It is almost 30 years since Ireland went to Seville to take on a Spanish team that contained the likes of Fernando Hierro, José Mari Bakero, Andoni Zubizarreta and Emilio Butragueño. Roy Keane was playing centre midfield for Ireland, and his performance garnered lots of attention. The Nottingham Forest midfielder […]

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If found guilty, the eight medical personnel could face up to 25 years in prison A judge in Argentina has ordered that eight medical personnel stand trial over accusations of criminal negligence in the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona. Maradona died in Buenos Aires in November 2020 after suffering a heart attack. He was […]

4 years ago

Get over it, Shilts Peter Shilton was a six-foot-zip goalkeeper that was as handy a shot-stopper that came, back in his heyday. How five-foot-five Diego Maradona out-jumped him, in Mexico, we are still scratching out heads about. Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup quarter-final shirt, that he wore when he scored the infamous ‘Hand of God’ […]

4 years ago

“The new playmaker at Spurs is Harry Kane.” David Ginola labelled Harry Kane as ‘the new Diego Maradona’ after Tottenham Hotspur convincingly beat Newcastle United 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium played host to the six-goal thriller as Spurs moved level on points with fourth-placed Arsenal, with two extra games played. Antonio Conte’s […]

4 years ago