R.I.P. El Diego! It's hard to understate Diego Maradona's impact on the lives of his fans and on the world of football. Easily among the greatest athletes of all-time he also excelled at being both the hero and the villain in most situations. Here is a collection of great stories to help you explore all sides of the man, his contributions to the beautiful game and therefore the world.
In the 1920s, as Argentina, a booming immigrant nation, sought a sense of identity, it became apparent that football was one of the few things that bound its disparate population together. No matter what your background, you wanted the team in the blue and white striped shirts to win – and that …
The Argentine legend has died at age 60. In recent seasons, there has been a lot of talk in Naples about jersey numbers. The local club, SSC Napoli, has once again risen to prominence in Italian soccer, reclaiming its place among the great clubs of Europe thanks to a new generation of talent that …
It was four minutes in a rich and fully lived life that spanned six decades, ending on Wednesday as news of the death of Diego Maradona filtered …
Editor’s note: Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60, his longtime lawyer and agent confirmed to the news agency EFE. Widely regarded as …
Football is a game of time. It's a place where true beauty lies not in the present but in the past and where our most vivid experiences are actually …
It is one thing to be a brilliant player surrounded by other brilliant players. But Maradona made magic out of mediocre materials. Soccer fans are …
The Argentine legend, who died Wednesday, was the sport’s most spectacular folk hero. The best way to understand the greatness of Diego …
RIO DE JANEIRO — He was first a soccer player. One of — if not the — greatest. But as the world reacted to the death of Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona on Wednesday, it became clear that he will be remembered as much more than just an athlete. He was the unrepentant antihero of England’s most …
FOUR YEARS CAN feel like a lifetime when you are a child. Since Spain 82 I had busied myself with playing organised football for the first time. …
This piece was updated as part of a special World Cup reconsidered series during the 2022 World Cup. You can find the that version here. Why this game? …
When you discuss the greatest to play any sport, there’s definitely a mythical edge to it. Jordan, LeBron, Gretzky, Lemieux, Mantle, Mays, Payton, …
While the 1982 World Cup victory created some temporary commonality among Italians the cracks were still there, evident in violence among increasingly extreme football fans. As Winston Churchill apparently quipped: ‘Italians lose wars as if they were football matches and play football matches as if …
An evil genius is still a genius. Love him or loathe him, Diego Maradona was undeniably that: a genius. The pint-sized Argentinian was capable of …
Memorabilia from fans from all over the world at a shrine in the Largo degli Artisti square in Naples’ Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter) A sticker of ‘Santo Diego’ inspired by religious medieval iconography A young Neapolitan fan, born during the golden age of Maradona, reveals a tattoo of his idol …
