LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ball punched in by Diego Maradona for his ”Hand of God” goal at the 1986 World Cup has been sold at auction for nearly $2.4 million by the referee who missed soccer’s most famous handball. Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian former match official who refereed the quarterfinal game between Argentina and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli’s bid for a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona was further boosted on Saturday after surviving a late scare against Udinese to claim a 3-2 win, stretching their lead to 11 points. Luciano Spalletti’s side were cruising to the win after Victor Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski and Eljif…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Diego Maradona has been arrested. He was stopped at an airport after his ex-girlfriend sued him for a £5 million pay-out, it has been reported. Local media in Buenos Aries are suggesting the football legend was detained when he flew into the Argentina capital from Mexico. It is believed the controversial Argentine…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, fondly called the evil genius, the Maradona, IBB because of his cunning ways has started his antics again in Nigeria political arena. Within a timeline of four hours on Sunday, he issued a statement, disowned it and then reversed to embrace the initial statement. Babangida was…