This week, ESPN FC is counting down, in chronological order, 10 of the greatest World Cup matches; have your say on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #WCTop10Matches. Eighth on our list is a ...

A FIFA+ documentary looks at 'The Hand of God', Diego Maradona's infamous goal for Argentina against England in the Mexico 1986 quarter-finals. “A little with the head of Maradona, and a little with ...

An Argentine drummer in the crowd, he's yet to get going. As really is Diego Maradona, who drops into his own half to pick up the ball before Peter Reid snaps at his heels and gives away a free-kick.

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: The quarterfinal match at the 1986 World Cup encapsulated both the best and worst of Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday at the age of 60. He scored one of soccer’s ...

It's 30 years since Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' performance against England at the 1986 World Cup. We spoke to Gary Stevens, the man who had been lined up to man-mark the Argentine genius in that ...

To say that Richard Hadlee was the difference between England and New Zealand in the 1986 Test series between the two countries is not an exaggeration. And yet to say so does an injustice to the ...

Injured England captain Bryan Robson on World Cup Grandstand: "When you're on the bench, you are seeing everything and every time the opposition gets in the box, you think 'here we go'. "I think we ...

England are appealing for offside but the goal is given. Or was it the use of the hand that England are appealing against? Maradona's arm was up... The diminutive forward sets off on a jinking run ...