Maradona

By Express News Service Biju Menon, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Shruti Ramachandran, and Lijomol Jose are set to play the leads in Maradona director Vishnu Narayan’s next.  It is scripted by Rajesh Gopinadhan, who has…

Issued on: 19/12/2022 - 10:22 In the wake of Argentina’s World Cup victory, world media praised the “heroic” efforts of French star Mbappé and ran out of superlatives for…

Did Lionel Messi need to win a World Cup to be the best? “What? No!” replied Diego Maradona at his kitchen table in 2014. Maradona, the late Argentine great whose shadow hangs over Messi’s career, elaborated that winning football’s biggest…

By AFP DOHA: Lionel Messi will get his date with World Cup destiny, and the chance to emulate Diego Maradona, after Argentina's emphatic 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday took them through to the final in Qatar. It is…

By Associated Press LONDON: The ball punched in by Diego Maradona for his “Hand of God” goal at the 1986 World Cup has been sold at auction for nearly $2.4 million by the referee who missed soccer’s most famous…

By AFP BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi has been building up to this moment, aware that his fifth World Cup with Argentina almost certainly represents his last chance to get his hands on the trophy. In July he reported…

The massive artwork, 148 feet high and 131 feet wide (45 meters by 40 meters) and painted on the side of a 14-story building in Buenos Aires The massive artwork, 148 feet high and 131 feet wide (45 meters by 40 meters) and painted on the…

By Associated Press BUENOS AIRES: In the middle of the concrete jungle that is Argentina's bustling capital, a huge mural has emerged of Diego Maradona wearing a national team jersey, his right hand in a fist and a…

By PTI A former World Cup referee is about to cash in on his biggest mistake, to the tune of about $3 million. The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his notorious “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986…

By AFP BUENOS AIRES: Eight medical personnel will stand trial for alleged criminal neglect causing Argentine football legend Diego Maradona to die in bed while receiving post-surgery care. A judge on Wednesday…