One of the greatest players in the history of the game, the legendary Diego Armando Maradona was born on this day 63 years ago. The Argentina forward mesmerised fans throughout his illustrious career ...

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

In the 1986 World Cup, Diego Maradona, the world's greatest football player, reached his apotheosis, redefining what is possible for one man to accomplish on a football pitch. His ability to take ...

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has sold for 7.1 million pounds ($9.3 million), the highest price ever paid ...

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 ...

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 handball. Ali Bin ...

Diego Maradona has always been able to win friends and influence people – but now he has upset the entire nation of Mexico. The Argentine has declared that FIFA's decision to hand the World Cup to the ...

PRETORIA, June 26 (Reuters) - Diego Maradona clambered over reporters at a packed news conference on Saturday to embrace friend and former Napoli team mate Salvatore Bagni before saying his Argentina ...

PUEBLA, Mexico — A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico’s first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing a charro hat welcomes worshippers. Inside ...