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FILM & CINEMA

Paolo Sorrentino returns to Naples to direct Netflix film inspired by Maradona

14-07-2020 13:32 Italian director draws inspiration from Maradona and his hometown for his most personal film yet, about his youth in 1980s Naples. The project will be released on Netflix as a feature-length film.

FOOTBALL

Epic Italia ‘90 continues to live long in the memory

04-07-2020 09:35 If Italia '90 was a grainy Fellini masterpiece, complex, tense and unafraid to lay bare humanity at its ugliest and, therefore, most real, four years later football had already crossed the line into pure Disney fantasy.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Maradona extends contract with Gimnasia y Esgrima

03-06-2020 17:45 Maradona's previous contract was due to run out in August but news of the new deal came on the day the club, one of the oldest in Argentina, celebrated its 133rd birthday.

FOOTBALLER SLAIN

Fans mourn ex-footballer 'Trinche' Carlovich, revered by Maradona as 'world best'

09-05-2020 23:34 Hundreds of supporters paid their respects on Saturday to former Central Córdoba star Tomás 'Trinche' Carlovich, a player Diego Maradona called the best in the world, at an open-air wake at a stadium in Rosario.

DIEGO DONATES

Maradona autographs shirt to help poor during pandemic

09-05-2020 09:07 Maradona's signed jersey, which reads – “With all my heart and we are all going to get over this” – will be raffled among those who donate food for people at a working class neighbourhood called René Favaloro in José C. Paz.

Coronavirus pandemic

Maradona pleads for 'Hand of God' to end pandemic

29-04-2020 19:24 Diego asks for "Hand of God" to deliver the world from the coronavirus pandemic and allow normal life to resume.

Argentine Superliga

Boca secure Superliga title after overhauling River in final day drama

08-03-2020 18:29 Supporters of Boca Juniors danced long into the night this weekend after the side overhauled River Plate on the final day of the season, securing yet another title in the process.

SUPERLIGA ROUND-UP

Boca gain on River after Millo drop points at home

01-03-2020 21:38 Argentine Superliga heads for a decisive final weekend, with River top of the table and just one point ahead of arch-rivals Boca with one game to play.

MARADONA LEGACY

For Napoli fans, the team is a religion – and Maradona is god

24-02-2020 07:00 Some of the Argentine legend's most memorable exploits took place in Naples, and he is still revered there with god-like status in a city which is lacking many basic social services.

Diego does Caracas

Maduro welcomes Maradona to Caracas ahead of São Paulo Forum

22-01-2020 12:17 Gimnasia boss, a long time supporter of Chavismo, visits under-fire socialist leader in Venezuelan capital.

FOOTBALL CULTURE

Modest Maradona museum pays tribute to patron saint of Naples

27-12-2019 09:21 Just as saints have their altars so Maradona has his museum in Napoli, an extraordinary treasure trove of artefacts that includes the left boot with which the Argentine scored twice against Belgium in the semi-finals of the 1986 World Cup.

DIEGO AND ALBERTO

Maradona meets President Fernández at the Casa Rosada

26-12-2019 15:48 President Alberto Fernández – a fan of Argentinos Juniors – welcomed Diego Maradona to the Casa Rosada on Thursday, with the footballing legend later taking to the building's famous balcony.

BOCA JNRS ELECTIONS

Riquelme beats Maradona as Boca Juniors elect new president

09-12-2019 17:10 Ticket headed by Jorge Ameal wins 52.8 percent of the vote from Boca's 84,000 members, bringing legendary playmaker into the Xeneize's hierarchy.

BOCA ELECTIONS

Political football: Riquelme and Maradona carry old feud into Boca election

06-12-2019 22:22 The 80,000 Boca members can vote at the club's famous Bombonera stadium on Sunday in a ballot that could bring a second defeat for Mauricio Macri in less than two months.

ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA

Maradona returns as coach of Gimnasia – two days after leaving

22-11-2019 13:48 "I am very happy to be able to announce that I will remain coach of Gimnasia," he said.

ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA

Maradona has quit as coach of Gimnasia, club confirms

19-11-2019 16:13 Reports suggest departure linked to an imminent management shake-up at La Plata club, with footballing legend apparently in demand from other Superliga clubs.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Watch the throne: Newell’s give Maradona the royal treatment

02-11-2019 09:39 Gimnasia were a moribund club prior to his arrival – now, they’re dreaming of a great escape marshalled by their eccentric little trainer.

by Dan Edwards

FILM REVIEW

Review: New documentary shines fresh light on Maradona's mythic tale

30-09-2019 07:30 From a god to a devil – Asif Kapadia's absorbing and exhaustive new film shines new light on one of Argentina's most iconic figures: Diego Armando Maradona. It airs in Argentina on October 2 on DirecTV.

ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA

Maradona: We're giving everything to keep Gimnasia in top flight

20-09-2019 12:48 Argentine legend says he and his players are "giving everything" to help the club avoid relegation, after last week's 2-1 defeat to Racing left La Plata side rooted to bottom of the Superliga.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Diego takes on daunting challenge with out-of-form Gimnasia

14-09-2019 00:24 Maradona’s coaching credentials may still not convince everyone, but perhaps no other sporting figure on earth is capable of awakening such furore by merely sitting on the bench.

by Dan Edwards

argentina

What we learned this week: September 8 to 13

13-09-2019 23:11 Key stories from the last seven days.

Local football

Emotional Maradona inspires devotion as Gimnasia spell gets underway

09-09-2019 09:21 Footballing legend breaks down in tears as tens of thousands of fans flood La Plata stadium for his unveiling as 'El Lobo's' new head coach.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Maradona agrees deal to become coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

05-09-2019 16:58 Presentation to unveil Argentine footballing legend as new head coach of 'El Lobo' set for tomorrow at a hotel in La Plata.

ARGENTINE LEGEND

Diego Maradona undergoes successful knee surgery

24-07-2019 23:01 Maradona's attorney Matías Morla said the retired Argentine footballing great underwent the procedure on Wednesday at the Olivos private clinic in Buenos Aires.

FOOTBALL

Ex-Albiceleste coach Carlos Bilardo 'in a serious condition' after brain surgery

19-07-2019 13:03 81-year-old, who led the Albiceleste to World Cup glory in 1986, was taken into intensive care on Wednesday, after undergoing severe medical procedure for second time in little more than a month.

ARGENTINA AT CANNES

Asif Kapadia’s documentary captures Maradona’s rise and fall

25-05-2019 09:35 Oscar-winning director tackles Argentina’s most famous footballing son in new film, which premiered this week at Cannes Film Festival.