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 ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – How many sleepless nights did the young man who would become one of soccer's greatest players spend gazing up at the ceiling, imagining dizzying dribbles, spectacular ...

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Few players mastered the spectacular quite like Diego Maradona. From stunning free-kicks to winding dribbles, the Argentine, who has died at the age of 60, scored some of the most ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 30: Argentina’s head coach Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi wait for a corner kick during a team training session on June 30, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by ...