Diego Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup performance defined football history, scoring two contrasting goals against England.

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 FIFA World Cup has delivered many memorable moments in sports history, but nothing captures the imagination quite like a ...

Diego Maradona was the consensus best player in the world heading into the 1986 World Cup. By the time he inspired Argentina to their second World Cup success with a generation-defining tournament ...

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Diego Maradona accused England and FIFA of theft after Colombia were eliminated by Gareth Southgate's men at the World Cup. The Argentina legend, who cheated the Three Lions out of Mexico 1986 with ...

Maradona's legendary opener in the 1986 quarter-final win over England in 1966 provides the latest stop in our countdown. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 9 days away. The FIFA World Cup ...

Diego Maradona’s iconic quarterfinal performance in Mexico came in a hastily assembled kit bought from a local market.

Diego Maradona has apologised to FIFA after blaming world football's governing body for Colombia's World Cup defeat to England. The Argentina legend accused the Three Lions of theft and slammed the ...

English winger Jonathan Rowe paid tribute to Diego Armando Maradona after scoring the winning goal for Bologna in an away ...

The two goals are perhaps as famous as each other – the first fabled for its audacity and guile, the second for its brilliant, breathtaking skill. Just four minutes separate Diego Maradona’s two ...