The football maestro scored his 9th goal of the World Cup to surpass legend Diego Maradona, who had 8 goals to his name in the World Cup. It was also the Argentine's first goal in the knockout stage. The goal made him the second-highest scorer for Argentina in World Cups, only one goal be
World-renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, on Thursday, created a sand art of legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona, at Puri Beach in Orrisa, on the occasion of his 2nd death anniversary.
An avid follower of the beautiful game and an self-confessed Argentina fan, the gold trader will travel 812 kms with the golden statuette on an open-topped vehicle before jetting off to Qatar.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 4 (ANI): Football legend Diego Maradona's iconic 'Hand of God' shirt, became the world's most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia after it was sold for more than Rs 67 crore at auction on Wednesday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 7 (ANI): Football legend Diego Maradona's daughter claimed that her father's 'Hand of God' shirt which is up for auction is not the one that the Argentine wore during his infamous goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 11 (ANI): A heritage Hublot watch owned by legendary footballer Diego Maradona has been recovered by Assam Police in coordination with Dubai, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 2 (ANI): Ranbir Kapoor, Shoojit Sircar, Ahan Shetty and Vivian Dsena, among several others, are coming together to play a special football match in honour of the Argentina football legend Diego Maradona.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 31 (ANI): Brazilian football great Pele remembered his fellow legend late Diego Maradona on Saturday as the mercurial Argentine was recalled all around the world on his 61st birth anniversary.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 12 (ANI): Lionel Messi in an emotional statement has dedicated the Copa America triumph to the "45 million Argentines" and late Diego Maradona.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly is impressed with the tribute given by CONMEBOL to Argentina legend Diego Maradona.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): An Argentine judge on Thursday imposed an international travel ban on seven health professionals who cared for Diego Maradona in the days before his death.
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 27 (ANI): A Ramanathapuram-based bakery owner made a Diego Maradona statue of cake and placed it outside the shop in Tamil Nadu on Saturday as a tribute to the late football legend.