Diego Maradona 1960-2020
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Rack Kit
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This is going way too far: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/di...-calls-for-fifa-to-retire-no10-for-every-club
droodzilla
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Don't worry. A glance at the front pages of today's newspapers shows there is zero danger that will ever be forgotten.
-alan-
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Yeah, I gathered it was the wall breaking up after a free-kick .. but who cares
It's a great piece of art. A picture painting a thousand words and all that..
Cheese
Bitter lover
None of us here has the slightest idea of living constantly under worldwide pressure. Maradona had quite a chin, otherwise he would have stranded much earlier in his life, but apparently it was too much. So he looked for other solutions.
We can't play football like him, and most probably none of us has the chin he had. I'm not sure he'd have listened to our lessons.
Cheese
Bitter lover
George Best an Gordon Banks are up there with him, you mean.
Stemcor
I should be listening to music
In my opinion, probably not.
Stemcor
I should be listening to music
I’ll admit that it still hurts because Maradona cheated to win. If he had scored 2 goals using his feet or a header and England lost - end of story.
Let me make it clear that I despise cheating in any form. Plenty of players do it. Raheem Sterling devalued himself (in my opinion) when he clearly fell over a blade of grass to win a penalty ( not sure which match it was - possibly against Burton Albion). Players do it all the tome but it’s never acceptable.
Stemcor
I should be listening to music
A yellow card for deliberate foul play is indeed punishing cheating. The ref must have been looking the other way to miss the handball. He didn't disallow the goal. Maradona himself could have told the referee that he had handled the ball. Instead he decided not to. What does that say about the man ?
Mrs S and I were both appalled by Henry’s hand against Eire. I agree that the quarter final had “added spice” but cheating is cheating and should never be acceptable. I would be unhappy if my team benefitted from a player cheating.
Lest this untitled link to Gary Lineker reminiscing about playing with Maradona for the Rest of the world XXI vs the Football League XI at Wembley in the summer of 1987 be forgotten, I'd like to add that 10 year old me was at that game with my father. I don't remember much but I do remember how good Maradona was (and just how much he was booed every time he touched the ball).
Dozey
Air guitar member
No. They were there first.
Yes it's one of the worst things about the game and it's almost worse when one of your own does it. I feel a sense of shame whereas when the opposition does it it's more visceral, less complicated, you can just be p****d off.
There is wierd double standard though. Creative players, especially strikers are often the ones to cheat and dive, I guess they have most to gain from doing so. So far so bad, but they are also often seen as fair game for rough tactics, dangerous fouls etc. Things have improved in this area but taking for example maradonna, he was kicked from pillar to post and the view was that it was a ' man's game', that he should take his punishment, even though it endangered his career, whereas to cheat is seen as the most heinous of crimes.
I think there's something in all of that that deserves some exploration.
Stuart Frazer
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A very silly idea to retire all club number 10 shirts. Personally, I hate seeing clubs retire shirts in memory of players. I get the sentiment, but it's an honour to wear those shirt numbers in the future and for me, it's great to see them live on.
JensenHealey
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Agreed
Martin Roper
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Both fabulous footballers who went a bit off the rails. George all round a much nicer chap though without a doubt. Hard to disagree that Diego made a bit of a mess of his life in latter years.