MADRID, Spain – FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has drawn further comparisons with Diego Maradona by scoring a a near replica of one of the former Argentina captain’s most famous goals.
On Wednesday, Messi emulated Maradona’s winner against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals in scoring Barcelona’s second goal in a 5-2 win over Geta
fe in the Copa del Rey semifinals.
My fascination with Football began when I was living in Oxford and spent an evening hanging out with Diego Maradona. We couldn’t talk about anything without an interpreter, but he was a force of nature, a man that kept the world’s attention for years. It had once seeme
Last summer Ezra and I were in London attending Rabbi Mati Kos’s wedding, and we caught the finals of th World Cup. It was fantastic football.
Notice: No tattoos, grills, or obscene gestures on the field here. There remains an amazing sportsmanship. The fans are a different story.
Baseball, though, is still king.
