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Argentine senator tables bill in Congress seeking to introduce Maradona bank note
By Agencies,
1601, December 8, 2020 (EAT)
An Argentine senator has proposed putting an image of the late football star Diego Maradona on new banknotes. Maradona, who led Argentina...
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Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt not for sale
By Agencies,
1028, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
Former England midfielder Steve Hodge says Diego Maradona's iconic shirt from the 1986 World Cup quarter-final is not for sale after an "uncomfortable...
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Argentines celebrate ‘eternal love’ for Maradona with tattoos
By Reuters,
2010, November 30, 2020 (EAT)
Under his shirt, pizza shop owner Guillermo Rodriguez is a walking shrine to Diego Maradona. His entire back is covered in tattoos depicting the socce...
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Image rights, fast cars and a ‘tank’: Maradona’s death triggers complex inheritance
By Reuters,
1356, November 28, 2020 (EAT)
Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the soccer legend’s complex fi...
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Maradona wanted to be embalmed and put on show, friend says
By Reuters,
1439, November 27, 2020 (EAT)
Few people had the power to say no to Diego Maradona in life but his family appear to have put their foot down on an unusual last request. Maradona, ...
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Maradona or Pele? Debate will continue to rage over who was greater
By Reuters,
1313, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Diego Maradona: Argentina legend dies aged 60
By Agencies,
2005, November 25, 2020 (EAT)
Football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager had successful surgery on a brain...
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Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery
By Agencies,
954, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has undergone successful brain surgery, his doctor has said. The 1986 World Cup winner, 60, was admitted to Ipens...
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Argentina’s president makes Messi plea
By Agencies,
1450, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has publicly urged Lionel Messi to return to play professionally in his homeland for the first time. ...
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Lineker: Why we should love Messi more than ever
By Agencies,
1604, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
Lionel Messi is a player who stirs feelings like no other. He turns sport into art. Every time I watch him, even on his quiet days, there are moments...
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How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation
By Agencies,
1455, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...
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Diego Maradona quits as Gimnasia coach
By Agencies,
1035, November 20, 2019 (EAT)
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has quit as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, less than three months after taking charge of the club. It was ...
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‘Complete’ Ronaldo above everyone else for India’s Kohli
By Reuters,
1323, August 2, 2019 (EAT)
Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the most popular footballer in South Korea at the moment but he has an ardent fan in India cricket captain Virat Kohli, w...
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Shujaa risk relegation from HSBC Series, warns Kayange
By Kenerickson Njeru,
1336, February 5, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya rugby sevens legend Humphrey Kayange has called on the Kenya Rugby Union to address the teething problems with the senior players to avert a loo...
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Maradona named coach of Mexican club Dorados
By Reuters,
1014, September 7, 2018 (EAT)
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, a 1986 World Cup winner, has been appointed coach of Mexican second division team Dorados, the club said on it...
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Fifa’s best player: Ronaldo, Modric and Salah in final three
By Agencies,
858, September 4, 2018 (EAT)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are the finalists for Best Fifa Men's Player award for 2018. Barcelona and Argentina forward Lione...
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France favourites as Moscow basks in World Cup spotlight
By Reuters,
727, July 16, 2018 (EAT)
Croatia can cause a massive upset but France are favourites as Moscow basked in sweltering summer sun and the world’s spotlight on the big day of th...
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Europe basking in World Cup glory, who laughs last?
By Jacob Icia,
1503, July 9, 2018 (EAT)
Jacob Icia in Moscow, Russia The stage is set and battle lines are drawn as the 2018 FIFA World Cup gets to the homestretch, the best four settin...
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Mbappe flattered by comparisons to Pele
By Reuters,
1518, July 1, 2018 (EAT)
French teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe carried France into the quarter-finals with a sublime performance over Lionel Messi's Argentina at the World Cu...
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Maradona pours scorn on Argentina coach after Iceland draw
By AFP,
2242, June 17, 2018 (EAT)
Argentina legend Diego Maradona issued a scathing assessment Sunday of his country's World Cup draw with Iceland, warning manager Jorge Sampaoli that ...
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