Category Archives: Diego Maradona

In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani’s suitability for the second division … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 by

As kick off edges closer, now only just over three hours away, there’s another preview of the Copa América by me; this time focussing more on the Argentine national team and how they’re likely to line up, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by

The Hand Of God turns 25

Posted on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 by

You’ve probably already seen elsewhere, but this is an Argentine football website, so I couldn’t let it pass un-noticed. 25 years ago today, Argentina took on England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca in … Continue reading →

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The eighth episode of Hand Of Pod looks at the ongoing feud between Carlos Tevez and Argentina’s national team coach Sergio Batista, as well as taking in our thoughts on the Racing vs Boca Juniors clásico last Saturday and much … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 24 February 2011 by

The year 51 A.D.

Posted on Saturday, 30 October 2010 by

That’s ‘After Diego’. We’re entering that year today, because Saturday, 30th October 2010 sees Diego Armando Maradona celebrate his 50th birthday. It’s been a fittingly eventful year for him, during which he’s become a grandfather, had numerous arguments with Pelé … Continue reading →

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Maradona ‘impatient to return to the national side’

Posted on Friday, 24 September 2010 by

At 5pm on Friday, a pre-recorded interview with Diego Maradona was broadcast on Fox Sports, and true to form, the former manager of the Argentine national team came out firing on all verbal cylinders. He still believe he can retake … Continue reading →

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A very quick notice, to inform you that readers in the UK (and selected lucky ones who live in other countries) will find a piece by me on the Diego Maradona succession story in the new issue of When Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 by

It ain’t over til the fat man speaks…

Posted on Monday, 16 August 2010 by

…And Julio Grondona has spoken. As well as defending himself against Diego Maradona’s accusations of lying (‘Time will tell whether I lied’), he’s also insisted he has no problem with Carlos Tevez’s statements of last week either. He claims he’d … Continue reading →

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More rumours regarding Diego Maradona’s future

Posted on Sunday, 15 August 2010 by

There’s some odd stuff coming from the mouth of Diego Maradona’s European agent Walter Soriano today. A couple of news sites in the UK are reporting that Maradona is considering a number of European managerial jobs, and that his agent … Continue reading →

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Diego Maradona has got a new deal!

Posted on Friday, 13 August 2010 by

A brief update to the weekend fixture list posted here this morning: it now looks very much, according to an Estudiantes-supporting friend of mine in La Plata, like Estudiantes will indeed be playing Quilmes at ‘home’ in Quilmes’ own stadium. … Continue reading →

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