Review – “The pleasure of demolishing idols is directly proportional to the need to erect them.” Those words spoken in Maradona ’86 summarize what is an eternal truth about how we view the best ...

Last week’s Hillsborough documentary was the first of eight films that ESPN will show over the next few months as part of its ESPN’s 30 For 30 Soccer Series. Films two and three will air tonight at ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

HBO’s Diego Maradona starts off with a rush of adrenaline, with the viewers behind the wheel of a car speeding through the streets of (what I assume is) Argentina. 1980s techno music blares throughout ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- During the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Diego Maradona often used to sit up in Argentina's team hotel into the early morning, hanging out with his entourage. His coach, Carlos Bilardo, ...

Roberto Cejas, the Argentine fan who became part of football folklore after carrying Diego Maradona on his shoulders during Argentina’s iconic 1986 World Cup triumph, has died at the age of 68. Cejas’ ...