Football’s Greatest Goals No.20

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 […]

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On This Day – 22nd June

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 […]

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Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.14 – Diego Maradona

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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