ALL POSTS TAGGED "Maradona"

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/ 285 days agoMaradona's remains to be moved to mausoleum in Buenos Aires
The legendary Diego Maradona, one of soccer's most iconic figures, is going to a public mausoleum in Buenos Aires. Following a court ruling, the remains of the 1986 World Cup champion, who passed away in November 2020, will be exhumed and relocated from the private Bella Vista Cemetery to a newly constructed memorial site in […]

Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 517 days agoNot Messi nor Ronaldo: Romario names 2 players surpassing him
According to Brazilian icon Romario, there have only been two players in history who were better than him, and they are not Ronaldo or Messi. Romario scored 55 goals in 70 games for Brazil from 1987 to 2005. In 1994, he earned the Golden Ball award when the Seleção captured the World Cup trophy. Even […]

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/ 730 days agoHow Messi's stats compare to Pelé and Maradona
The magisterial, as Ray Hudson would put it, play of Lionel Messi has dazzled soccer fans for nearly two decades. Debates still persist, but he is undoubtedly the greatest player of his generation. Messi has the numbers to back it up. But how do Messi's stats compare to the legends of the past? The title […]

Lionel Messi
/ 940 days agoMessi joins Pelé and Maradona as immortals
In 2013, during a visit with Pope Francis, legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon touched Lionel Messi’s face and stated “I wanted to make sure he was human like us. For me, Lionel Messi is an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans." High praise from one of football’s greatest goalkeepers. And yes, Lionel Messi is […]