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Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement, know when five legendary football players hung up their boots
Football | Nov 06, 2025, 11:09 PM ISTCristiano Ronaldo, 40, hints at retirement, weighing his future post-World Cup 2026. Legends Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Beckenbauer, and Bobby Charlton all retired in their 30s, highlighting Ronaldo’s longevity at the top of football.
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Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt for sale with USD 5.2 Million estimate
Football | Apr 06, 2022, 05:00 PM ISTThe shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup is for sale for the first time.
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Diego Maradona's younger brother- Hugo dies at 52
Football | Dec 28, 2021, 08:00 PM ISTItalian club Napoli announced the death on Tuesday. No cause of death was provided.
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Maradona's stolen Hublot watch recovered by Assam police
Football | Dec 11, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTPolice said the man was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai that stores the belongings of the legendary Argentinian athlete. It said the man stole the watch last week and returned to India a few days ago.
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Pele, Maradona among icons pay tribute to medical workers
Football | Apr 19, 2020, 09:59 AM ISTPele, Maradona and Ronaldo were among the 50 global football icons to pay tribute to workers striving to combat the coronavirus pandemic in a video posted by FIFA.
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Lionel Messi special, Maradona from another planet: Hernan Crespo
Football | Dec 13, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTThe 44-year old is Argentina's fourth-highest goalscorer behind only Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Batistuta and Messi. He is in the city as the international brand ambassador of Tata Steel Kolkata 25K slated to take place on Sunday.
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FIFA WC 2018: Brazil-Argentina mad Kolkata heaves a sigh of relief
Football | Jun 28, 2018, 07:14 PM ISTThe green and yellow of Brazil and white and blue of Argentina are seen fluttering in great numbers in the eastern metropolis.
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Where's Messi? Tributes missing in his native Argentina city
Football | May 28, 2018, 04:05 PM ISTWhy does Rosario, a city that lives and breathes soccer, seem to have an ambivalent relationship with Lionel Messi - the world's most famous footballer?
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Maradona's 'Match of Unity' trip postponed again, to appear during FIFA U-17 World Cup
Football | Sep 30, 2017, 02:34 PM ISTMaradona's visit was originally scheduled on September 19 before being postponed to October 2 and then deferred till October 5.
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More FIFA leaders should be imprisoned: Maradona
Football | Sep 30, 2015, 01:53 PM ISTBuenos Aires: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said more FIFA leaders should be imprisoned, a media report said.He also said that FIFA president Joseph Blatter is "corrupt" and UEFA president Michel Platini is "a liar","More
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I see a bit of Maradona in Virat Kohli: Sourav Ganguly
Cricket | Aug 13, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTKolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is bowled over by Virat Kohli's exuberance and passion to cricket and compared the Test captain to legendary footballer Diego Maradona."One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and
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Diego Maradona's ex-wife denounces him for fraud
Football | Jul 22, 2015, 07:34 AM ISTBuenos Aires: Claudia Villafane, the ex-wife of Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona, late Tuesday denounced him for fraud in an Argentinean court, media reported on Wednesday.Villafane, 52, appeared in front of a Buenos Aires court
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Know Nine-year wonder kid Pietro Tomaselli 'the new Totti'
Football | Dec 30, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTHe is being levelled as a new Totti in making or a future footballer who would be better than Maradon... but if Roma's nine-year-old Pietro Tomaselli doesn't make it there is something wrong in the
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Maradona says he's a 'soldier of Venezuela
Football | Dec 11, 2014, 01:01 PM ISTCaracas: Argentina football legend Diego Armando Maradona said he's a "soldier" of Venezuela after a short meeting with President Nicolas Maduro. Minutes before departing from the capital's airport Wednesday, Maradona said to the press he has
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TV show airs video of Maradona attacking ex-girlfriend
Football | Oct 31, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTBuenos Aires: An Argentine television programme aired a video Tuesday showing soccer legend Diego Maradona hitting his ex-girlfriend, Rocio Oliva, hours after the soccer idol had said he "never raised a hand" against a woman.The
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Know what stopped Maradona from fulfilling his potential
Football | Dec 12, 2014, 11:21 AM ISTBuenos Aires: Argentine football great Diego Maradona has admitted his drug addiction stopped him from fulfilling his potential as a player.In an interview with Argentine television channel Tyc Sports, the 53-year-old said he has not
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Maradona slaps Argentine journalist
Football | Aug 11, 2014, 03:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Controversial Argentine football player and coach, Diego Maradona has once again found his way into the spotlight, by slapping a journalist.Maradona, who was leaving a theater with his girlfriend Veronica Ojeda and their
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FIFA World Cup: Pele, Maradona impersonators compete for cash
Football | Jun 12, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTRio De Janeiro: Just outside the Maracana Stadium's main entrance, the debate rages on: Who is the greatest football player of all time? Over here is Argentinian Daniel Gonzalez, wearing Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup
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Maradona fumes as his young fiancée flirts with United's De Gea
Football | Feb 23, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Diego Maradona reportedly flew off the handle when he thought his fiancée had been flirting with Manchester United's David De Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper met the legend this week when David Moyes took
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Pele would always be second best, says Maradona
Football | Jan 24, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTDubai: Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona said here Thursday that Brazil's football legend Pele would always be the second best footballer behind him, even after the FIFA righted Pele a Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur