Diego Maradona is a legend of Argentine soccer and the sport in general, but his most iconic World Cup moment should never have happened, according to the rules. Maradona's "Hand of God" goal against ...

(The Conversation) — In soccer, memorable goals are generally linked to the players who scored them. Few can be recalled without mention of the individual – or even the team – involved. The goals, ...

FILE - Argentina's Diego Maradona, left, beats England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to a high ball and scores his first of two goals in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Mexico City on June 22, ...

Diego Maradona and Peter Shilton both jumped for the contested ball when the Argentine star infamously knocked it into the goal with his left hand. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The soccer ball ...

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 ...

Diego Maradona scored one of the most underhanded goals in World Cup history in 1986. It's known as the "Hand of God." Argentina wasn't a one-man team at the tournament in Mexico, but Maradona made it ...

Many say he's the best footballer of all time.

This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in World Cup history. Some will be legendary displays by established world-class players or performances that fell short, others ...

As the world pays tribute to the great Diego Maradona, here we see how Eduardo Galeano, the eminent Uruguayan journalist, novelist and writer, described the legend Maradona in his famous book Football ...

Brazilian soccer game descends into madness with record-setting 51 red cards thanks to brawl A Brazilian U20 soccer match between Mamore and Uberlandia produced 51 red cards after an all-out brawl, ...