Diego Armando Maradona is undoubtedly the beautiful game’s most controversial character. Like George Best, Garrincha and many others, Maradona was in the news for his off field antics as much as he was for his exploits on the field. Many consider him to be the best player to grace the football pitch, even better than the legendary Pele. Various football pundits have questioned the circumstances behind some of his actions, and although various theories have been propounded, none have been actually clarified.
Champions League results- November 6-7
Here are the results from Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. Group A : Liverpool 8-0 Besiktas ( Crouch *2, Babel *2, Benayoun *3, Steven Gerrard) The highest scoring win in the Champions League era. Need I say more ? Porto 2-1 Marseille ( Tarik Sektioui, Lisandro Lopez/ Mamadou Niang) Group B : Schalke … Read more
Valencia appoint Ronald Koeman as manager
Spanish club Valencia have appointed legendary Dutch defender Ronald Koeman as their new manager. Koeman succeeds Quique Flores, who was sacked by Los Che on October 29, following a string of bad performances. This is not Koeman’s first managerial stint in Spain- he served as Louis Van Gaal’s assistant at Barcelona between 1998 and 2000. … Read more