THE VIEW FROM NAPLES: Maradona is a god in this city. People are walking around the streets like zombies, weeping at the news that Diego is dead By Alvise Cagnazzo In Naples For Mailonline Published: 17:32 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 19:31 GMT, 25 November 2020 For a moment, Naples closed its eyes full … Read more
Gary Lineker today paid tribute to Diego Maradona following his death aged 60, but found himself under fire from critics who were offended by his remark: ‘Hopefully he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God.’ Some of Lineker’s Twitter followers said it was ‘not the time’ for the former England footballer to make the … Read more
To many, Diego Maradona is best remembered for the Hand of God goal that knocked England out of Mexico 86 and his later descent into drugs. But Jeff Powell, who was the first British journalist to recognise his genius, believes the little Argentine should be celebrated as the greatest player (bar one) to have graced … Read more
To many, Diego Maradona is best remembered for the Hand of God goal that knocked England out of Mexico 86 and his later descent into drugs. But Jeff Powell, who was the first British journalist to recognise his genius, believes the little Argentine should be celebrated as the greatest player (bar one) to have graced … Read more
Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane and Barcelona lead the tributes to ‘legendary’ Diego Maradona as the world of football mourns the passing of Argentine hero Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack in Argentina at the age of 60 It comes just three weeks after he had surgery on a blood clot in his brain … Read more
Marcus Rashford leads tributes to ‘legendary’ Diego Maradona as the world of football mourns the passing of Argentine hero By James Dutton For Mailonline Published: 16:43 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 17:07 GMT, 25 November 2020 Tributes from the world of football are flooding in after Diego Maradona died at the age of 60 … Read more
Gary Lineker puts the boot in: England star who faced Diego Maradona at 1986 World Cup says ‘hopefully he’ll find comfort in the hands of God’ By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 16:55 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 17:05 GMT, 25 November 2020 Gary Lineker today paid tribute to Diego Maradona following his death … Read more
Maradona began taking cocaine in the mid-1980s – during the height of his playing days, going on to develop an addiction to drugs and alcohol over the next two decades. His drug use began in 1982 and reportedly grew worse in 1984 when he moved to Napoli and had connections with the Comorra. In 2014, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Argentine media claim Diego Maradona has died of a heart attack just two weeks after being released from hospital after treatment for a bleed on his brain By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 16:19 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 16:23 GMT, 25 November 2020 Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: France and Stade Francais rugby legend Christophe Dominici – who starred when Les Bleus reached the 1999 World Cup final – dies ‘suddenly’ aged 48 Christophe Dominici has passed away suddenly at the age of 48 The former Stade Francais winger won 67 caps for France in glittering career He starred as Les … Read more