At this summer’s World Cup, Argentina will hope to end an international drought that stretches…
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The World Cup Series: 1986 and 1990
Join host Jim Hart and World Cup experts Steven Scragg and Stuart Horsfield as they…
The art and anatomy of scoring a beautiful goal
They say art is a subjective matter. What one person finds majestic another can find abhorrent.…
The World Cup Series: 1978 and 1982
Join host Jim Hart and World Cup experts Steven Scragg, Dan Williamson and Stuart Horsfield…
Dissecting Diego Maradona’s astounding goal against Belgium in 1986
"BEAUTIFUL VIEW. Magnificent desolation.” Some will recognise those, considering the circumstances, remarkably sparse words. Many…
What do Napoli and Diego Maradona mean to a generation of younger fans?
"WHAT DISTINGUISHES NAPLES from other large cities is something it has in common with the…
Jorge Burruchaga and the tears of World Cup joy
AS WORLD CUP FINALS GO, the one played out between Argentina and West Germany in…
No more Hand of God incidents with VAR technology at the World Cup
IT IS PERHAPS the most infamous goal of all time. Over 114,000 fans packed inside…
Josep Maria Minguella: the advisor, coach and agent who brought Maradona, Stoichkov and Messi to Barcelona
ONE AFTERNOON IN DECEMBER 2000, Josep Maria Minguella and Carles Rexach were enjoying a cold…
Andoni Goikoetxea: the Butcher of Bilbao
TREAD A PATH through every football-obsessed city on earth and seldom would you find the…
One magical day when the Maradona brothers rolled into town
FOR MANY FOOTBALL FANS who enjoyed seeing the Argentine star in his prime, Diego Maradona…
The glory of Careca at Napoli
ANTÔNIO DE OLIVEIRA FILHO was born in the city of Araquara in the Brazilian state…
Carlos Bilardo, anti-fútbol and the pragmatic heart of Argentina
IN 1958, THE BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF LA NUESTRA – the skill-based, extravagant and…
Gianfranco Zola and Diego Maradona at Napoli: the student and the mentor
DIEGO MARADONA IS AN IMMORTAL ICON IN NAPLES, a figure with almost divine right within…
Diego Maradona: the dream we all want to be
Illustration by Federico Manasse There are certain footballers that transcend the beautiful game; mere mortals…
Diego Maradona: the disastrous Sevilla diaries
ASK ANY FOOTBALL FOLLOWER about the greatest players to play the sport and Diego Maradona…
Diego Maradona at World Cup 1994: the fallen angel
This feature is part of Diego Maradona: the World Cup diaries AND SO TO the…
Diego Maradona at World Cup 1990: the weeping angel
This feature is part of Diego Maradona: the World Cup diaries BEFORE THIS NARRATIVE skips…