Maradona

[jellydog]

Big news here in Argentina over the past hour, as apparently Maradona is undergoing emergency brain surgery.

[smokie36]

He was simply brilliant in '86....two fantastic goals against England.

[jellydog]

2 hours ago, jellydog said:

Big news here in Argentina over the past hour, as apparently Maradona is undergoing emergency brain surgery.

Surgery scheduled for tonight here.

[champers]

BBC reporting that the operation is "routine", according to his doctor. Rather him than me.

[bodga]

more  brilliant  will be any surgeons  doing operations on people  like this by a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng way

[jellydog]

53 minutes ago, champers said:

BBC reporting that the operation is "routine", according to his doctor. Rather him than me.

Yeah, "routine" brain surgery. Not for me if I can avoid it. 

[smokie36]

8 minutes ago, jellydog said:

Yeah, "routine" brain surgery. Not for me if I can avoid it. 

 

Meh we do it all the time ya bloody cowards.

[jellydog]

40 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

Meh we do it all the time ya bloody cowards.

But I heard that a lot of times after the surgery the patient thinks he is a chicken.

[champers]

We can safely say that Maradona's brain issues are not a result of heading the ball too much.

[smokie36]

5 hours ago, jellydog said:

But I heard that a lot of times after the surgery the patient thinks he is a chicken.

 

I cannot deny there are sometimes....errm changes....they may start wearing red devil shirts and claiming they are a huge huge club.

[owl sees all]

Amputate God's hand while you're at it doc.

[3 minus 2]

Bac pacin through s/a in 99 and in Brazil had an Italian gf who's chilian mate, over dinner one night said 'hey u know this guy' .. showin some prints of her and maradona.. I'm like yeah s/a's cued up to get shots with footballers .. it was new att... So I'm like .. no Biggie, but she said no she used to go clubbing with him in Buenos Aires..  she said he was nuts and used to eat a PLATE  of Charles b he went out... I'm like ' no way.'   She was abso convincing..Then a bout 2 /3 years later it all came out ..sad...

[mrbojangles]

I'm hearing rumours that Diego has passed away

[mrbojangles]

In fact scratch that. It's official

 

R.I.P. one of the greatest and only 60

[jellydog]

1 minute ago, mrbojangles said:

In fact scratch that. It's official

 

R.I.P. one of the greatest and only 60

Huge news here of course. It is hard to explain the level of his fame here. He's about as close to a living god as you could imagine, even with all his nuttiness. Of course he's been living on borrowed time for quite a while.

[champers]

Fifteen years to the day after George Best died. Sad day.

[CorpusChristie]

Time for him to ask "God " , Whose actually hand it was 

[jellydog]

A lot of photos of Maradona on social media today. Here's one.

[Justgrazing]

Scored one of the greatest goals and one of the most infamous ever .. both in the same game against England .. Took Napoli to 2 Serie A titles and twice runners up in 6 yrs during the 80/90's .. in his professional career he only played 491 games but scored 259 goals .. almost single handedly won the 86 world cup for Argentina before nearly repeating it by getting them to the final of Italia 90 .. a flawed genius described by many who played alongside him as the greatest player ever .. 

[sezze]

Not a surprise he dies so early and unfortunate not a loss neither , since his best days were long lost . He was a gifted footballer and carried a team on it's own .

[Kadilo]

28 minutes ago, sezze said:

Not a surprise he dies so early and unfortunate not a loss neither , since his best days were long lost . He was a gifted footballer and carried a team on it's own .

Maybe a loss to his family dont you think?

[AlexRich]

He was an amazing talent, and his presence in a team could transform it from ordinary to exceptional. No disrespect to Ronaldo or Messi, but they couldn’t have made Napoli into a league winner. 

[AlexRich]

50 minutes ago, jellydog said:

A lot of photos of Maradona on social media today. Here's one.

That looks like a 17 year old Maradona in Glasgow? Argentina played Scotland in a friendly in 1979, as world champions. My boys club football team had organised some tickets, but I never went. And then went to training later to hear everyone rave about a kid called Maradona, who tore Scotland to shreds ... regret not going to this day.

[CorpusChristie]

6 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

He was an amazing talent, and his presence in a team could transform it from ordinary to exceptional. No disrespect to Ronaldo or Messi, but they couldn’t have made Napoli into a league winner. 

 

  Always be remembered for being a cheat though , unsportsman like  and ungentlemanly conduct and not playing to the rules 

[webfact]

Soccer world mourns as Argentina great Maradona dies

By Nicolás Misculin and Cassandra Garrison

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Superliga - Boca Juniors v Gimnasia y Esgrima - Alberto J. Armando Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 7, 2020 Gimnasia y Esgrima coach Diego Maradona before the match REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193929-soccer-world-mourns-as-argentina-great-maradona-dies/

 

[AlexRich]

16 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

 

  Always be remembered for being a cheat though , unsportsman like  and ungentlemanly conduct and not playing to the rules 

You could say that of many footballers ... the Leeds United team in the 70’s under Revie, Graham Souness, Vinnie Jones and the Wimbledon team, Tommy Smith ... and many others. I think ultimately Maradona will be remembered for his exceptional ability. I don’t personally believe the so-called “hand of God” incident would have changed the outcome as Argentina were the better team.

[sammieuk1]

Both hands are now with god ????Rip

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, AlexRich said:

You could say that of many footballers ... the Leeds United team in the 70’s under Revie, Graham Souness, Vinnie Jones and the Wimbledon team, Tommy Smith ... and many others. I think ultimately Maradona will be remembered for his exceptional ability. I don’t personally believe the so-called “hand of God” incident would have changed the outcome as Argentina were the better team.

 

Indeed .. and Maradonna used to come in for some grievous treatment during his Barcelona days and later at Napoli with a lot of the hatchet-men defenders of the day kicking lumps out of him .. 

[jellydog]

32 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Indeed .. and Maradonna used to come in for some grievous treatment during his Barcelona days and later at Napoli with a lot of the hatchet-men defenders of the day kicking lumps out of him .. 

Word is he was often shot up with painkillers in order to play.

[fishtank]

The man is not a legend.

He was a cheat and not worthy of the name legend.