Tag: Diego Maradona
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Maradona skips football match, spends time with kids
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who was supposed to play a ‘Match for Unity on Tuesday against former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly here, could not take the field due to tiredness and poor event management by the organisers. Ganguly, who took part in the 40-minute exhibition match, later regretted not being able to play …
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December 12, 2017 -
I am not God of football but a normal footballer: Maradona
The 1986 World Cup hero arrived is in the city on Sunday evening on a three-day visit.
December 11, 2017 -
‘Maradona suite’ welcomes Argentine legend at Kolkata’s hotel
From enjoying a plate full of grilled chicken to checking in to a specially-decorated suite named “Maradona Suite”, Argentine legend Diego Maradona was greeted with aplomb at a five-star hotel here upon arrival. He even stopped the car from airport to the hotel at Rajarhat area when he saw his photo on the streets, sources …
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December 11, 2017 -
Diego Maradona arrives in ‘City of Joy’ sans fan-frenzy
Maradona finally kept his date with the football-crazy city for a three-day private trip.
December 11, 2017 -
From obscurity to overnight fame, Argentina’s Olympic hockey tale
Cutting through barriers and years of neglect in a country that is obsessed with football and its global icons, the Argentine men’s hockey team is finally coming out of the shadows and charting its own path. While the likes of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona are household names, ‘Los Leones’, as the Argentina men’s hockey …
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December 4, 2017 -
Maradona, Cafu, Cannavaro among legends to be present at FIFA World Cup final draw
Football legends, including Diego Maradona, Brazil’s Cafu and Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro will be draw assistants at the final draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup set for December 1 in Moscow, FIFA said in a statement on Tuesday. “Laurent Blanc, Gordon Banks, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Diego Forlan, Diego Maradona and Carles Puyol will be the …
November 21, 2017 -
Diego Maradona wants to coach Argentina, again!
The 1986 World Cup winner has been an outspoken critic of Jorge Sampaoli since the former Chile boss took charge of Argentina in June.
November 15, 2017 -
Diego Maradona urges Jorge Sampaoli to recall Gonzalo Higuain for Argentina
Higuain has yet to play a competitive match under Sampaoli, who took charge of the Albiceleste on June 1.
November 1, 2017 -
Watch: Diego Maradona gives Harry Kane advice on finishing
The 24-year-old nabbed a brace against Liverpool, but Maradona feels he can still do better!
October 24, 2017 -
Honoured to meet Diego Maradona: Harry Kane
The 24-year-old had a surprise visitor in the dressing room after Spurs' 4-1 demolition of Liverpool!
October 24, 2017 -
Maradona’s match against Ganguly to be held on October 9
Maradona was initially scheduled to arrive in the third week of September but his trip first got postponed to October 2.
October 4, 2017 -
Maradona trip postponed again, to come during U-17 World Cup
Maradona's visit was originally scheduled on September 19 before being postponed to October 2 and then deferred till October 5.
September 30, 2017 -
Maradona’s ‘Match for Unity’ postponed to October 5
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's "Match for Unity", featuring former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, has been postponed from October 2 to October 5, organisers of the event said in a statement.
September 16, 2017 -
Three FIFA legends pick Diego Maradona as their favourite
Three of the five FIFA legends who played an exhibition match here today to mark the 30 days to go to FIFA U-17 World Cup picked legendary Argentine Diego Maradona as their favourite footballer. For Nigerian Emmanuel Amunike, Columbian great Carlos Valderrama and Frenchman Marcel Desailly, Maradona was their pick as the best player. When …
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September 6, 2017 -
Diego Maradona joins Napoli fans for 30th anniversary of 1st title
"We Neapolitans suffered from racism when we played away from home," the 56-year-old Argentine said.
July 6, 2017 -
Diego Maradona denies trying to cash-in on Naples visit
It was 30 years ago that Maradona led Napoli to its first-ever Italian league title.
July 5, 2017 -
Prefer Lionel Messi over ‘animal’ Cristiano Ronaldo: Diego Maradona
Maradona added that he'd wished Ronaldo, who is Portuguese, was Argentinian.
June 20, 2017