Diego Maradona arrived in Mexico like a well-tuned violin. He had managed to stabilise his weight at 76kg long before the World Cup. His physical condition was optimal from the feet to the neck, and little by little he managed to acclimatise to the Aztec high habitat. The place chosen
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Netherlands v Argentina: their previous World Cup meetings
Netherlands 4-0 Argentina: 1974 second group stage The first World Cup meeting between the sides is not one Argentina will remember with fondness. They are ruthlessly torn apart in Gelsenkirchen by the brilliant Johan Cruyff-inspired Oranje, whose collective vision, movement and passing patterns are complemented by steely tackling and defensive discipline.
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Diego Maradona: eight to go on trial in Argentina for homicide
Eight people who took care of the Argentinian football superstar Diego Maradona will be tried for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday following an investigation into his death from cardiac arrest. In the 236-page document seen by Reuters, the judge in charge of the case questioned “the behaviours
Director Asif Kapadia: ‘Diego and Maradona were two different people’
Maradona the footballer had no flaws – Maradona the man was a victim | Jorge Valdano
Those who screw up their faces sneering as they contemplate the latest incarnation of Maradona, the one who had difficulties walking, struggled to talk, embraced [the Venezuela president Nicolás] Maduro and did whatever he felt like, would be better off abandoning this farewell which embraces the genius and absolves
Child genius Diego Maradona became the fulfilment of a prophecy | Jonathan Wilson
Man Utd’s Marcos Rojo helps hand out meals in Argentina
Mark Ogden explains why Paul Pogba is unlikely to leave Manchester United due to the global pandemic. Mark Ogden shares the latest updates on the Premier League's response to coronavirus after their Friday meeting. Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is helping out during the coronavirus crisis by handing
Argentina World Cup winner Brown dies at 62
Jose Luis Brown sails above England's Terry Butcher in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal.World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62, local media reported on Monday. The country's football association confirmed the