Tag: Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona – How One Argentine Reinstilled Pride In Naples

Diego Maradona – How One Argentine Reinstilled Pride In Naples

By Nicky Helfgott. “We Neapolitans are like the South Americans of Europe: poor but proud. We try to take care of one another. It’s why Diego felt at [...]
Football’s Forgotten Boot: The PUMA King

Football’s Forgotten Boot: The PUMA King

By George Nash. For anyone who’s ever given up the morning of their supposed day of rest to run up and down a damp, muddy field in the middle of no [...]
55 – Diego Maradona: Argentina v England 1986 – 90 World Cup Minutes In 90 Days

55 – Diego Maradona: Argentina v England 1986 – 90 World Cup Minutes In 90 Days

WFI‘s Adam Brandon counts down to Russia 2018 with 90 World Cup goals in 90 days, scored in the minute corresponding to the day in the countdown. Con [...]
63 – Diego Maradona: Argentina v Belgium 1986 – 90 World Cup Minutes In 90 Days

63 – Diego Maradona: Argentina v Belgium 1986 – 90 World Cup Minutes In 90 Days

WFI‘s Adam Brandon counts down to Russia 2018 with 90 World Cup goals in 90 days, scored in the minute corresponding to the day in the countdown. Con [...]
Post-Maradona Blues: Number 10s in the Shadow of an Icon

Post-Maradona Blues: Number 10s in the Shadow of an Icon

Icons cast long shadows. Just ask every Russian goalkeeper since Lev Yashin, every jinking Brazilian since Pelé, and every English forward since Fr [...]
Maradona’s Andalusian Nightmare

Maradona’s Andalusian Nightmare

Just a few years removed from the World Cup Final at Italia ’90, Diego Armando Maradona would find himself in a particularly grim situation at Napoli. [...]
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