MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup began with the tightest of turns by the Argentine and the deftest of touches to begin his ...

The best way to understand the greatness of Diego Maradona—soccer’s trickster god and the scorer of what’s widely hailed as the greatest goal in history—comes not from a highlight film of his goals or ...

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

Defender Micky van de Ven scored a spectacular goal this Tuesday (4th) in a Champions League match.The Dutchman from Tottenham pulled off a move reminiscent of Diego Armando Maradona, dribbling past ...

Michael Cox's history of World Cup winners reaches 1986 and a memorable tournament for one of the sport's greatest-ever ...

Diego Maradona is about to dribble through two English defenders in the quarterfinals of soccer’s 1986 World Cup in Mexico. On a whim, however, he spins, somehow keeping the ball attached to his left ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Tributes to Argentina soccer great Diego ...

Maradona became a household name after bringing his country to World Cup glory in 1986 and inspired a generation of soccer superstars, including many members of the Sacramento Republic FC. Maradona ...

Tributes to Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday at age 60: “A very sad day for all Argentinians and for football. He leaves us, but he is not gone because Diego is eternal. I ...