LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The Lionel Messi-Diego Maradona debate has never been all that rational. It has reappeared ahead of Sunday’s 2022 World Cup final, with Messi one step away from clearing the hurdle that Maradona memorably did in 1986. And if the debate were a rational one, the current framing would be this: Messi could…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of Argentine football legend Diego, has died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Hugo suffered the fatal attack at his home in Naples, the city where Diego played at the peak of his career and where Hugo played as a junior, around 11.50am Tuesday….
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people, including a neurosurgeon and a psychiatrist, are facing charges in Argentina related to the death of soccer star Diego Maradona. The two doctors, along with two nurses, a nurse coordinator, another doctor and a psychologist, are accused of being negligent with Maradona and conducting themselves in an “inappropriate, deficient and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paolo Rossi, the Italian soccer player who led his country to the 1982 World Cup title, has died, according to his broadcast partner with Rai Sport. He was 64. “A very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us,” RAI Sport presenter Enrico Varriale tweeted, as translated by The Guardian. “Unforgettable Pablito, who made…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSANGERS)-Next year, Argentinians may be able to slide “a Maradona” into their wallets. A senator has presented a bill to the National Congress to put the face of one of the most famous football players in the world on the country’s $1000 peso (£9) banknote. The other side would feature the second…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Argentina raided the home and offices of Leopoldo Luque, Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, on Sunday as part of an investigation into the soccer legend’s death. Maradona, 60, died of a heart attack at his Buenos Aires-area home on Nov. 25, just weeks after undergoing surgery to relieve bleeding on his…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Diego Maradona’s tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children — those he recognized and those he didn’t. “There’s going to be a big fight. He didn’t leave a will,” according…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Barcelona and Cameroon great led some of the continent’s stars to pay respect to the Argentine football icon who passed away on Wednesday. Samuel Eto’o, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and a host of other African football figures have paid tribute to late Diego Maradona. The 1986 Fifa World Cup winner passed…