Diego Maradona
Butcher, Ardiles reflect on Maradona's Golden Ball as trophy heads to auction
Ardiles, reminiscing about his friend, called the trophy "the pinnacle of the World's greatest player" and a symbol of Maradona's unmatched skill
Maradona's Golden Ball trophy goes to auction
The auction house expects it to fetch millions on June 6.
Former Argentina World Cup winning coach Menotti dead at 85
Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the country's football federation (AFA) announced Sunday.
Maradona's children call for moving body to mausoleum for safety and tribute
Maradona's remains lie in a private cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Maradona cleared of tax evasion years after his death
Italy's highest court cleared the late Agentine soccer legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the ex-Napoli striker and revenue authorities.
‘Argentina future No. 10 shirt in good hands’
Turning in a stunning performance in Friday’s quarter-final against Brazil at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, Claudio Echeverri’s hattrick helped Argentina beat the four-time winners of the competition for the first time in the age group.
Maradona's final hours
It has been three years since the death of Diego Armando Maradona. The news that was known on November 25, 2020 shocked the world and led the Argentine government to decree three days of national mourning.
'Pity Diego's not here' to celebrate Napoli title: Alemao
Retired midfielder Alemao, who won Serie A with Napoli in 1990 alongside late legend Diego Maradona, says he regrets his friend is not alive to celebrate the team's return to glory 33 years later.
Naples paints the town blue for first Scudetto since Maradona era
The face of a young Diego Armando Maradona gazes down from a mural in Naples' Miracles Square, watching the city gear up for a celebration it hasn't enjoyed since the Argentine soccer star was at his peak more than 30 years ago.
PM mourns death of football legend Diego Maradona
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her profound shock and sorrow at the death of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona.
Maradona to come in 2020: Salahuddin
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will come to Bangladesh in 2020 as part of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary celebration, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin yesterday.
‘Messi not at Pele, Maradona’s level’
Former Brazil playmaker Zico believes that Lionel Messi’s international record counts against him in the debate over whether the Barcelona star is at the same level as the legendary Pele and Diego Maradona.
Maradona tells Messi to quit Argentina national team
Lionel Messi has not revealed his plans with the national team and had decided to sit out games, opting only to inform national team interim coach Lionel Scaloni about his plans, who himself had previously admitted that he was waiting for Messi to come back to the national team at some point.
Maradona apologises over 'robbery' comments
Diego Maradona apologises to FIFA and its referees for saying that England's last 16 win over Colombia in the World Cup was a robbery and that referee Mark Geiger is not up to the task.
Maradona could see Argentina’s impending doom before it happened
Argentina’s legendary former player Diego Maradona says that he could see the impending disaster that would take place and seal Argentina’s fate during the Round of 16 match against France.
2018 can still be Messi's WC: Maradona
Diego Maradona believes in Argentina and hopes that Lionel Messi still has a chance of winning the World Cup.
Argentines caught between love and indifference for Maradona
Argentine legend Diego Maradona is a controversial idol, worshipped as a god for his World Cup-winning exploits but whose life of excess left a tormented public back home torn between veneration and derision.
Concern over Maradona after health scare in Argentina thriller
Diego Maradona roared and gesticulated through every anguished second of Argentina's rollercoaster World Cup victory over Nigeria on Tuesday before triggering alarm with a health scare after the final whistle.
Maradona calls for meeting with Argentina players
Diego Maradona requests a meeting with Argentina's players in an attempt to inspire the struggling squad ahead of their crucial final World Cup group game against Nigeria.
