Which football lover cannot instantly put the following 45 words into context? None worthy of the tag. Rushing off his line intent on claiming the descending ball, England’s Peter Shilton got to it before Maradona’s head. But not first, not before Dieguito’s fist. The gifted midfielder’s hand went up, striking …
Read More »Early Bird: Ranking the best: Champions League or World Cup? Maradona, Messi or Pelé?
“World Cup isn’t relevant anymore,” a 30-year-old sports editor colleague told me a few years ago. “[Uefa] Champions League is the most important event in football; it’s what everybody wants to see—where all the top players are.” That’s Bobby, pronouncing, now that the Qatar 2022 groups have been more or …
Read More »Fifa flies flags at half-mast for Diego, asks all football competitions to observe minute’s silence
“[…] It is not an overstatement to say that football will not be the same without him. “[…] In honour of Diego Armando Maradona and in solidarity with his family and everyone who loved him so much, the flags at Fifa headquarters are being flown at half-mast…” The following press …
Read More »‘Diego was like a Shakespeare play; he was THE man!’ Hart on meeting Maradona
“[…] Diego was larger than life and he couldn’t go anywhere and relax. I’m sure it must be like that with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Messi and Pelé. They have no lives. “You have to see it to believe it… It was unbelievable to think someone has to live like this, …
Read More »Fenwick: Maradona was ‘undoubtedly the greatest to ever play the game’
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick extended condolences to iconic Argentina football star Diego Armando Maradona, who passed away today at the age of 60. Maradona, a 1986 World Cup winner who twice broke the world record as the most expensive footballer, died of a …
Read More »Confessions of a World Cup addict: who against England?
“Often the bridesmaid,” a television commentator summed up England’s performance in the 11 World Cups so far contested, “never the bride.” The comment put a broad smile on my lips. And immediately afterwards, a disturbing thought in my mind. It wiped the smile completely off. Although the evidence, in my …
Read More »Ball is Life (Video): Fenwick on facing Maradona and why he fears Spain for 2018 W/Cup
Former England World Cup defender and four-time Pro League champion coach Terry Fenwick on facing Diego Maradona, the best T&T player he ever worked with, the Soca Warriors’ biggest hurdle and why Spain could be the fiercest outfit at the Russia 2018 World Cup, in the fourth edition of Wired868’s …
Read More »Monitoring Me 2: Sport as nirvana; Football’s Lord, Cricket’s Prince and the Calypso King of the World
Happiness, for this West Indian cricket lover, is an 80″television set. Or larger. With Lara, Brian Charles Lara—no longer “live” but in living colour—in full flow. Nirvana? In the terms of Edward Fitzgerald’s “Omar Khayyam:” A stack of Tapia/Review, complete somehow; More, Sparrow, More; Beyond a Boundary and thou before …
Read More »W/Cup Memories: Branco’s Brazil, bald English success and an Italian dream
What does the FIFA World Cup mean to you? Wired868 asked some of our more illustrious football readers to share their memories of the greatest single sporting event on the planet. And we would like you to do the same. There are three basic questions and, each week, we will take …
Read More »World Cup memory lane with Fenwick, Leonson and Hart
What does the FIFA World Cup mean to you? Wired868 asked some of our more illustrious football readers to share their memories of the greatest single sporting event on the planet. And we would like you to do the same. There are three basic questions and, each week, we will take …
Read More »World Cup Memory Lane with Shaka, Fazeer and Kelvin
What does the FIFA World Cup mean to you? Wired868 asked some of our more illustrious football readers to share their memories of the greatest single sporting event on the planet. And we would like you to do the same. There are three basic questions and, each week, we will take …
Read More »World Cup memory lane with Nakhid, Hart and Leonson
What does the FIFA World Cup mean to you? Wired868 asked some of our more illustrious football readers to share their memories of the greatest single sporting event on the planet. And we would like you to do the same. There are three basic questions and, each week, we will …
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