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Maradona or Pele? Debate will continue to rage over who was greater
(Reuters) - Before Lionel Messi came along the enduring debate in football about who was the greatest player involved two men: Diego Maradona and Pele. It was an argument that was played out for years...
Nov 25, 2020
How Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ quote went round the world
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It became the most iconic sporting comment of all time but the English-speaking world very nearly did not get to hear Diego Maradona's pithy reflection on his infam...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America’s left
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a "second father" and whose face he had tatt...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona – the greatest street footballer
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup began with the tightest of turns by the Argentine and the deftest of touches to...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona’s relationship with Naples went beyond football
By Brian Homewood (Reuters) - Diego Maradona was raised in dire poverty and would always take the side of the oppressed which made Napoli, sneered at by the richer clubs from northern Italy, the perfe...
Nov 25, 2020
Passionate and outrageous, Maradona had cult status beyond the pitch
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona had more talent than almost any other footballer in history but his cult status in Argentina and around the world went far beyond the pitch. His...
Nov 25, 2020
‘An immense sadness’: Argentina mourns death of Maradona
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Heartbroken fans of Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires to mourn on Wednesday, following the news of his death. President Alberto Fern...
Nov 25, 2020
Naples stunned by the death of its soccer idol, Maradona
By Ciro De Luca NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - In the southern Italian city of Naples, soccer is a religion and Diego Armando Maradona was its God. News of his death on Wednesday ricocheted around the city...
Nov 25, 2020
All-Star Game postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - The NBA All-Star game scheduled for Feb. 12-14 in Indianapolis has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for 2024, the league said on Wednesday. "While we are dis...
Nov 25, 2020
Steelers and Ravens game moved to Sunday after positive tests
(Reuters) - Positive COVID-19 tests from a number of Baltimore Ravens players have forced a Thanksgiving Day game with the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved to Sunday, the National Football Lea...
Nov 25, 2020
