| RIP Maradona 16:33 - Nov 25 with 13713 views | AberystwythR |
Multiple reports coming out that he has passed away [Post edited 25 Nov 2020 16:34]
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| RIP Maradona on 16:38 - Nov 25 with 5520 views | traininvain |
Genuinely gutted. I know there’s still a lot of hate for Maradona in England but he’s the greatest footballer I’ve seen. RIP Diego. |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 16:40 - Nov 25 with 5488 views | DWQPR |
Just confirmed on the BBC. A true footballing great but tarnished all the same, more so with the failed drugs test in the 1994 world cup if my memory serves me right. Not the greatest footballer ever, for me Messi is greater but all the same, a once in a generation player. His lifestyle has caught up with him sadly. RIP | |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:40 - Nov 25 with 5488 views | Toast_R |
I've heard it too. The world will be a lesser place without him in it. |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 16:41 - Nov 25 with 5481 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Damn.
Up there with Messi in my lifetime with no-one else coming close. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:41 - Nov 25 with 5477 views | Hayesender |
Imagine him in today's game with billiard table pitches and no tackling.
Best ever imo |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:44 - Nov 25 with 5450 views | QPR_Jim |
| RIP Maradona on 16:40 - Nov 25 by DWQPR |
Just confirmed on the BBC. A true footballing great but tarnished all the same, more so with the failed drugs test in the 1994 world cup if my memory serves me right. Not the greatest footballer ever, for me Messi is greater but all the same, a once in a generation player. His lifestyle has caught up with him sadly. RIP |
He should be proud, 3rd best Argentinian footballer behind Faurlin and Messi (in that order), not a bad achievement.
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| RIP Maradona on 16:44 - Nov 25 with 5450 views | Phildo |
certainly my pick for greatest of my lifetime.
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| RIP Maradona on 16:44 - Nov 25 with 5436 views | ted_hendrix |
Very sad and at the age of 60, when he played you made a point of watching he was very, very special.
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| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:45 - Nov 25 with 5437 views | CamberleyR |
Cardiac arrest they're saying. You somehow always had that feeling he wouldn't make old bones. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:45 - Nov 25 with 5432 views | daveB |
brilliant player as well as a fat little cheat, one of the best of all time. I saw him at Wembley in a charity game during the 80's, think it was England v Rest of the World, he was on another level.
60 is no age, RIP |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 16:47 - Nov 25 with 5409 views | Juzzie |
Amazing player, controversial character. The world will be a lesser place without him.
RIP |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 16:48 - Nov 25 with 5388 views | Antti_Heinola |
Guess he punched the bucket.
Probably the greatest player that ever lived. A true genius. I got over the handball years ago. I reckon about 95% of all footballers have done soemthing like that in their careers, and all the 'cheat' stuff has been well OTT over the years. Yes, he did drugs, but jesus christ, I'd like to see anyone live under the pressure he lived under in those days.
RIP Diego. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:49 - Nov 25 with 5375 views | sprocket |
Very sad. Wonderful player. More of a character than Messi but Messi pips it by a short head as a footballer. | | | |
| RIP Maradona on 16:50 - Nov 25 with 5368 views | MrSheen |
| RIP Maradona on 16:41 - Nov 25 by Hayesender |
Imagine him in today's game with billiard table pitches and no tackling.
Best ever imo |
Pointless, in my opinion, comparing his ability with players of different eras, but what will never be repeated is the amount of hammer men like him and Pele had to take from defenders.
If you haven’t seen it, dig out Maradona in Mexico on Netflix. A real man-child, but what an entertainer! [Post edited 25 Nov 2020 16:53]
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| RIP Maradona on 16:55 - Nov 25 with 5310 views | TheChef |
| RIP Maradona on 16:50 - Nov 25 by MrSheen |
Pointless, in my opinion, comparing his ability with players of different eras, but what will never be repeated is the amount of hammer men like him and Pele had to take from defenders.
If you haven’t seen it, dig out Maradona in Mexico on Netflix. A real man-child, but what an entertainer! [Post edited 25 Nov 2020 16:53]
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The recent film documentary about him is amazing, and you realise how much abuse he took from defenders back then. Will be watching it again in the next few days.
RIP Diego. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 16:58 - Nov 25 with 5275 views | WrightUp5hit___ |
Of course the Argentinian team had some great players during the eighties, but Maradona was the force that drove them on to huge success.
One of the things that that has eluded Messi.
However, as mentioned elsewhere, always ridiculous trying to compare players from different eras, but for me truly the one.
Ciao El pibe d'oro [Post edited 25 Nov 2020 17:01]
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| RIP Maradona on 17:00 - Nov 25 with 5260 views | BostonR |
Definitely shaking the hand of God now.
What a player! |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 17:01 - Nov 25 with 5239 views | Nov77 |
I went to Ossie's testimonial at spurs just to seem him play, him and hoddle playing together was pretty special.
I don't think he was the greatest, Pele was.
a fat little druggy cheat? yes, but he was some player. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 17:07 - Nov 25 with 5184 views | Gloucs_R |
I'll never forgive him for that one moment.
But he was a footballing genius.
RIP |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 17:11 - Nov 25 with 5156 views | bosh67 |
genius! RIP |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 17:11 - Nov 25 with 5154 views | qpr_1968 |
rip maradona......25th november
not a good date for top footballers....
george best also died on 25th november. | |
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| RIP Maradona on 17:13 - Nov 25 with 5140 views | TGRRRSSS |
Dragged (along with Canniga) the Argentina side to the World Cup final in 1990.
He also did amazing things, I guess very much a flawed genuis. |  | | |
| RIP Maradona on 17:19 - Nov 25 with 5098 views | Jeff |
| RIP Maradona on 17:13 - Nov 25 by TGRRRSSS |
Dragged (along with Canniga) the Argentina side to the World Cup final in 1990.
He also did amazing things, I guess very much a flawed genuis. |
He won it single handedly for Argentina in '86.
QPR would have won the World Cup in 1986 if they had Maradona playing for them. |  |
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| RIP Maradona on 17:20 - Nov 25 with 5095 views | wood_hoop |
Sad new when a football great does pass away, Maradona certainly up there with the greatest ever but off field shenanigans lowered his character.
From a very poor background and lacking in any real schooling, to be thrust into a world where your considered a icon could not have been easy, and no doubt enough 'sharks' out there to take advantage.
Have been fortunate to see a few of the Brit greats from 60's onwards and George Best must rank up up there, another who's life off the pitch caused much to detriment his character.
Seems a few of the early 'media' heroes have met with untimely early deaths, hopefully now the players who do reach great heights are better protected.
R.I.P DM |  | | |
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