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Honorary Patron Keith Hackett stands between Diego Maradona and Bryan Robson, 1987 Argentina declared three days of national mourning last week for one of their football icons, Diego Maradona. Maradona, was small in stature (5 foot, 5 inches) with a low centre of gravity, but he was a giant on the field of play. He […]
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I want to start by paying my respects to one of the World’s greatest football players, DIEGO MARADONA.Whilst small in stature (1.65 metres), he was a giant on the field.His low centre of gravity coupled with ball control and dynamic pace allowed him in the 1986 World Cup Quarter Final to score the’ FIFA GOAL […]
When the news came in yesterday that Diego Maradona had passed away, I was in two minds over whether or not to write an obituary on here. The blatant cheating for the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal and failing a drug test eight years later made me think it would be wise not to put […]
As an Englishman, Diego Maradona’s first goal in the 1986 Quarter Final for Argentina against England is the defining moment of the game.I was only a month old when Maradona punched the ball into the back of the net in that match and I have grown up reading about the injustice of that goal. The […]
For the second day in a row, an ‘On This Day’ features England being knocked out of a World Cup Quarter Final.Yesterday featured England’s defeat to Brazil in 2002 but on this day back in 1986, England lost 2-1 to Argentina in controversial circumstances. Diego Maradona was arguably the greatest player in the world back […]
I don’t think that Maradona would like this photo to be online, but the I don’t think many English football fans forgive him for the ‘Hand of God’! Diego Armando Maradona is a name that has to feature in the Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’. He is widely-regarded as one of the greatest footballers […]
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