Topic: Maradona
Why Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal is priceless – and unforgettable
Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan
Football has “The Catch,” baseball has “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” and basketball has “The Block.”
For soccer, it is...
Diego; Ardent and genius player with strong social fervours
The evident, outspoken revolutionary to a sharp- tongued rebel, a quintessentially fit athlete to a bloated addict, voice for the oppressed and the presence who made himself felt. Listless attributes and attainments, albeit the vices, lies the question, of how Diego Maradona, would etch himself in the history, the most polarising figure in football history, succumbing to a cardiac arrest, bidding adieu abruptly, at the age of 60.
“One day we’ll kick a ball together in sky above,” Pele mourns Maradona’s demise
Football legend Pele has led a wave of tributes for Diego Maradona following the Argentine’s passing, aged 60.
