Best footballer ever, in my opinion. To this day I still can't believe the things he could do with a ball at his feet. Truly majestic. The reason I loved wearing an Argentina shirt as a kid.
Diego Maradona has died | 1960 – 2020
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The amazing thing is not only the skill he showed with the ball, but also bare in mind that in those days grass fields were more similar to potatoe fields than the other way around.
And the materials used on a football ball were less aerodynamic than today.
And the materials used on a football ball were less aerodynamic than today.
Yeah, for instance Azteca pitch wasnt in the best shape, yet he still scored that goal vs England like there was nothing to it.
Indeed. That footage from Kapadia's film of him training with Napoli on that horrendous, muddy pitch, is unbelievable.
You can see he just loved the game.
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And anyone who loved the game, loved him.
Rest in peace, football god!
For Argentina fans on here. Do you think he also represented anti British feelings? Especially so soon after the Falklands War?
Apologies if already posted and missed it but saw this today (VDS shared it on Twitter).
Nice he got back there one more time to have that reception.
Nice he got back there one more time to have that reception.
Amazing football player who served up some of the most memorable moments ever seen in the history of the game... However.. thankfully the only time i ever saw Maradona play live was not one of those moments... I was one of the fortunate ones at Old Trafford (Stretford End) that Wednesday night way back in March 1984 who witnessed arguably the best atmosphere ever generated at a United home game... That game was the 2nd leg of the Cup Winners Cup against Barcelona.. who had a 2 - 0 advantage from the 1st leg.. We ended up winning 3 - 0 on the night.. 3 - 2 on aggregate.. At the end of the match Maradona was absolutely crestfallen.
I'll add to that. I was 14 and didn't particularly like playing football before Mexico 86. That changed straight away and since then I've played football nearly every week for the last 34 years (thankfully no injuries). It's all because of him.
He was carrying an injury in the return leg at OT.
In truth I had no idea his drinking was that bad that withdrawal left him at risk of fatal cardiac issues. Joins a growing roster of football geniuses in that respect, Best, Garrincha, etc
Happening now. Incredible emotion.
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And as mentioned many times the tackling was close to GBH.
In the 1982 world cup against Italy. Gentili fouled Maradona 22 times and was booked once. That says it all.
Someone losing their life is always a sad occasion, but I will never, ever forgive him.
Best player who had a career during my life time. By galaxies. R.I.P.
That says more about you than it does about him.
Facebook translation is the worst.
There's a good on here if you ever need it www.deepl.com. According to that 'craque' also translates as 'star'Bitter small-minded cnuts
I love that
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Oh grow up. To paraphrase one of your earlier posts:
'The world feels a bit empty today.'
If you are seriously going to get so emotional over somebody who doesn't even know you even exist and most likely didn't spend any time thinking about the day before you died then you need to get a grip on yourself.
I'll add to that. I was 14 and didn't particularly like playing football before Mexico 86. That changed straight away and since then I've played football nearly every week for the last 34 years (thankfully no injuries). It's all because of him.
I think he attracted millions upon millions to the sport. All the kids wanted the nr 10 shirt, most had a poster of Maradona on the wall. The man will be an immortal within the sport.
My father always says "Imagine if Maradona was given the same attention and guidance footballers are given today."
Great tribute.
Hi Peter.
Is that The Sun or The Star?
reeling off RIP like a drone? Edgy stuff here
Never forgive him for what?
We're such a petty, small-minded country at times. Which is partially obscured by a very inconsistent, we'll-use-it-when-it-suits-us moral compass.
Absolutely gutted. The greatest to ever play the game and one of my biggest heros. He was exactly the way I love my geniuses, Outrageously talented, more than a little crazy with a wild side that just couldn't be tamed. The world is a more boring place without him
no you are not, some tabloids might, but the response of most englishmen has been class
Can you not just come into a thread about someone dying and pay your respects rather than being reduced to calling him names?
Come on mate, IMHO the mature thing to do if you see a RIP thread of a person you don't like, is to stay away from it and respect the feelings of the people that are sad
Some of the posts on here and social media are sad. Imagine calling yourself a football fan, seeing all the things Maradona did (that others couldn't), the joy he brought and zoning in on a handball decision.
Imagine having the mentality where you focus on the 1, 2, 3 whatever percentage of negatives instead of remembering the great things... in a world where I really struggle day to day, watching and remembering the things Maradona did is a rare positive.
And don't give me "well you must be a better football fan than me then" ... there's enough of that crap in the United threads.
(I wish Shilton had jumped more than two inches off the floor and cleared it.)
Imagine having the mentality where you focus on the 1, 2, 3 whatever percentage of negatives instead of remembering the great things... in a world where I really struggle day to day, watching and remembering the things Maradona did is a rare positive.
And don't give me "well you must be a better football fan than me then" ... there's enough of that crap in the United threads.
(I wish Shilton had jumped more than two inches off the floor and cleared it.)
Tim Vickery on Off the Ball (4:01) making the point that the England defenders kicked him all game and one of them had elbowed him in the face. He says if the opponents were behaving like that, you might be a little cynical yourself.
For that handball I presume, yet nobody mentions the officials that apparently didn't notice it.
Yeah they said this morning that today VAR would have disallowed the goal and England would have had eight players on the pitch.
It's happened in this very thread mate - the tabloids are highly adept at reflecting an ugly vision back at the people who most want to see it, which is generally that everything is a war and someone is always to blame. Anyway, the majority can see it for what it actually is, the passing of a football genius whose life story is inextricably bound up in our own.