World Cup: Argentina Honour Maradona on 40th Anniversary of ‘Hand of God’
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The football of the 1980s has entered the age of demeasurement and excesses but it retains a part of amateurism and naivety. A contradiction summarized in a history and a jersey, in the center of a game itself paradoxical. A wink at the time when Argentina has just entered in the 16th final in the United StatesOn June 21, 1986, the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City witnessed two of the most famous goals in the history of football. They are marked by…
40 years ago Diego Maradona ascended to World Cup legend with his masterpiece against England in Mexico.
World Cup: Argentina honour Maradona on 40th anniversary of ‘Hand of God’
Argentina fans, players and coaching staff kept Diego Maradona close to their hearts on Monday as the reigning world champions faced Austria in their second Group J match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas, with the late football icon's presence as vivid as ever.
It was 40 years ago that, given the context of the War of the Malvinas, Maradona played the game of a life in Argentina-England. Peter Shilton still does not forget today. Whoever was in the Aztec stadium neither.
First there were l'Heysel, l'Aids and Chernobyl. Then came June 22, 1986 and the 55th minute of Argentina-England. Since YouTube exists I've seen that goal thousands of times, many with the legendary radio chronicle of Victor Hugo Morales, the song of an invaded in front of a miracle. I've seen the cosmic Barrilete, ¿de qué planeta viniste?...........................................................................................................…
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