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Sad day for World Football with the death of Maradona at 60 years old
RIP Diego
A flawed genius
RIP Diego
A flawed genius
Naturally the 1986 semi-final is featuring on the news. That incredible first goal, followed by the non-goal... I dunno. He was an absolutely brilliant footballer who had no need to do that, yet he did. Yes, it was a world cup SF, the stakes were high, but when you're that good you can win a game by legitimate means - as the first goal demonstrated. And for a lot of people, that non-goal is the thing he'll be remembered for.
Leaving that aside, 60 is far too young. RIP.
Leaving that aside, 60 is far too young. RIP.
Honestly surprised he made it to 60 given the insane lifestyle, but the guy was an absolute legend on the pitch
I watched a documentary on him last year (think it was on HBO?) and it portrayed him as a very sympathetic individual that was taken advantage of in many ways by the people around him, quite sad actually
I watched a documentary on him last year (think it was on HBO?) and it portrayed him as a very sympathetic individual that was taken advantage of in many ways by the people around him, quite sad actually
Not selected in 1978 because Menotti thought him too young
Kicked off the park in 1982 when he stood out a mile in an average Argentina team
Won the World Cup almost single handedly in 1986, he was at his peak
1990, he was already showing signs of wear and tear but he still had some touches in a very workmanlike team who lost the plot in the Final mostly due to Germany's ridiculous diving escapades
1994, overweight, made a comeback, scores sublime goal, gets done for drugs............sad, but his own fault.
Watched some footage of him on Spanish TV the other night from his time at Barcelona
He was kicked from pillar to post but still had amazing ability
A legend of the game, perhaps on a level of his own.
Kicked off the park in 1982 when he stood out a mile in an average Argentina team
Won the World Cup almost single handedly in 1986, he was at his peak
1990, he was already showing signs of wear and tear but he still had some touches in a very workmanlike team who lost the plot in the Final mostly due to Germany's ridiculous diving escapades
1994, overweight, made a comeback, scores sublime goal, gets done for drugs............sad, but his own fault.
Watched some footage of him on Spanish TV the other night from his time at Barcelona
He was kicked from pillar to post but still had amazing ability
A legend of the game, perhaps on a level of his own.
Premier League is infested with too many positive corona cases..... And the virus mutates. Up to now, most of the players and athletes from other sports recovered from their infection. Wolverhampton Wanderers sends staff to go shopping in supermarkets for the players. They don't want their players to get infected there. Well, the standard citizen can't afford to avoid supermarkets....By the way, supermarkets aren't the only place to get infected.
BARCELONA.
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Absolutely. Chelski was (very) slightly less repellent but this final was very much a devil-or-deep-blue-sea scenario for me.
Messi leaves Barcelona and with that I imagine they might end up being a Europa League team for several years. PSG seems to be the favourite and i'm not surprised because he was never going to play in the EPL.
One thing I admire about Ronaldo is he's played in England, Spain and Italy with success.
One thing I admire about Ronaldo is he's played in England, Spain and Italy with success.
Hard to imagine him playing anywhere but Barca, but there it is. Barca's former president made their bed and now everyone associated with the club has to lie in it for the foreseeable future.
Being Australian I get to watch and appreciate - to a greater or (very much lesser) lesser extent - four different codes that call themselves "football". Messi is by some distance the greatest footballer of any description I've ever seen. Whether or not he's played in the EPL is completely irrelevant. He has nothing to prove to anyone, anywhere.
Being Australian I get to watch and appreciate - to a greater or (very much lesser) lesser extent - four different codes that call themselves "football". Messi is by some distance the greatest footballer of any description I've ever seen. Whether or not he's played in the EPL is completely irrelevant. He has nothing to prove to anyone, anywhere.
The Premiership is probably the toughest league, but it doesn't produce the best football, it's not conducive to it.
As you said, Messi has nothing to prove and he certainly doesn't need to play in the U.K.
