Naples erupts as Serie A club clinch first title since Maradona era

Naples erupts as Serie A club clinch first title since Maradona era

A 1-1 draw almost 850km away was enough to secure a first championship in more than three decades for Napoli,sparking wild scenes in southern Italy’s largest city.

  • byAndrew Dampf

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Now,more than ever,Messi can claim to be the GOAT

Now,more than ever,Messi can claim to be the GOAT

After finally winning the World Cup,Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer’s greatest player of all time.

  • byJames Robson
Why a World Cup win will see Messi pass Pele and Maradona as greatest

Why a World Cup win will see Messi pass Pele and Maradona as greatest

Lionel Messi will stop at nothing to win the biggest prize in world soccer. The Argentine has carried his team this far and is driven,like Maradona,to lift the ultimate prize.

  • byJamie Carragher
From Maradona to Messi:Arnold’s Socceroos journey comes full circle

From Maradona to Messi:Arnold’s Socceroos journey comes full circle

Time is a circle. It’s the only way to make sense of Graham Arnold’s life as a Socceroo and the line of destiny that links his journey as a player and a coach.

  • byVince Rugari
Ronaldo v Messi:You can’t beat them,and you can’t split them

Ronaldo v Messi:You can’t beat them,and you can’t split them

Neither Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove - except perhaps to one another. Qatar 2022 will be their World Cup swansongs.

  • byGreg Baum
What is Australia’s most precious sporting artefact?

What is Australia’s most precious sporting artefact?

In the week that Diego Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” ball has been put on sale for a lazy $5 million or so by the Tunisian ref who purloined it,let’s go down memory lane and rank our national treasures.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Hand of God referee to cash in on his biggest mistake

Hand of God referee to cash in on his biggest mistake

The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his notorious goal at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian ref who was in charge of the match.

  • byGerald Imray
Raising kids is a job for parents,not teachers
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Raising kids is a job for parents,not teachers

Teachers,we hear you,and something must change,not just the salaries.

Eight Maradona doctors,nurses to be tried for homicide

Eight Maradona doctors,nurses to be tried for homicide

Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide,following an investigation into his death due to cardiac arrest.

  • byRamiro Scandalo
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football jersey sets auction record

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football jersey sets auction record

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the “Hand of God” goal has attracted the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of sports memorabilia.

  • byJill Lawless
Got a spare $7 million? Maradona’s Hand of God shirt up for grabs

Got a spare $7 million? Maradona’s Hand of God shirt up for grabs

Diego Maradona wore the No. 10 shirt in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England in Mexico,where he put Argentina ahead by sneakily punching the ball into the net.

  • byReuters