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1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

I mean the assist against Brazil.

 

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This was the assist (and goal) that was the basis for the 2014 World Cup song in Argentina and the Argentines who over to Brazil.

 The song basically calls out Brazil, tells them that their daddy is in the house, recounts this assist and goal and states that Brazil has been crying ever since. (Please ignore Brazil’s 2 World Cups, 2 Confederations Cups, and at least one Copa Americas between that nutmeg and 2014.)

I had various videos of the song being sung incessantly on the subway and in the center of town immediately after the semifinal victory, but that was all stolen in 2017. 

Anyway, here’s the song and a video of the obnoxious Argentines taking over a chunk of Brazil singing the song  

Lyrics to Argentina’s 2014 World Cup song

Brasil, decime que se siente

Tener en casa a tu papá

Te juro que aunque pasen los años

Nunca nos vamos a olvidar

Que el Diego los gambeteó

Que el Cani los vacunó

Que están llorando

De Italia hasta hoy

A Messi lo vas a ver

La Copa nos va a traer

Maradona es más grande que Pelé

 

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His run against England in 86 is clearly the greatest goal in soccer history given the context.  His elevation of Napoli to the Serie A title is also arguably the greatest feat achieved by a single player in club football history.  Italian football in the late 80s really has no peer and Maradona's Napoli were right there among the giants. 

The best German, Dutch, Brazilian and Argentinian players plied their trade in Serie A in the late 80s in what was also a Golden age for the Italian national team.  The list of top scorers in the 89-90 Serie A season (which Napoli won, while AC Milan won the European Cup, Juve won the UEFA Cup and Sampdoria won the Cup Winners Cup) is ridiculous.

Van Basten, Baggio, Maradona, Schillaci, Voller, Klinsmann, Mancini, Matthaus, Careca.   

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I appreciated his populist views. He went after the Pope and the Catholic church after a visit. 

"I went into the Vatican and saw that golden roof," Maradona said of his 2000 visit. "And I said to myself how could somebody be such a son of b---- as to live with a golden roof and then go to poor countries and kiss children with a full belly? I stopped believing."

"I've been to the Vatican and seen the gold ceilings. And then I hear the pope saying that the church was concerned about poor kids. So? Sell the ceilings, mate!" 

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The pics of Maradona and queen are kind of a mind fuck. Just crazy imagining the same icons existing in the same time period and actually.. well snorting a shit ton of skiis. People ask who’d you like to have dinner with In history  but I’d trade all that shit to go Peruvian marching with Maradona and queen. Talk about a fucking bad ass night! 

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My English friend, Sam Kelly, has a podcast that focuses mainly on Argentine league play, but will give the national team some attention on occasion.  He's based in Buenos Aires and occasionally writes for ESPN as well.

His podcast, THE HAND OF POD, dedicated the entirety of episode #386 to talking about Diego Armando Maradona. Sam & another Brit, plus 3 Argentines this week. The podcast is all in English, but some of the pronunciations of names and slums will have that perfect Spanish accent that a latin TV news journalist will use when covering a story with Spanish words/names in it. (Even Sam does this with his Spanish, because he's got an Argentine novia.)

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Several of the retweets come with glowing endorsements of the roughly 1 hour and 48 minute podcast. 


The direct link to the podcast is here: 

I think that I will listen to this over the next couple of days. Sam does a good job, so I'm sure that this will give a good idea of how Diego's mystique ruled over the country of Argentina and Argentine fútbol.

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NOTE: The sound quality is not great. 

Whether people are spread apart in a room or maybe one or two people are calling in, but the sound isn't great.

Even the #2 English guy has great (Argentine) Spanish pronunciation, but his intermittent inflections of his voice can probably be a little maddening and doesn't go great with the sound quality.

The Argentines do love to pause and do that *tsk* sound when pausing to think of what they are going to say next.

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7 charged in Maradonna's death.  Wtf?

https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/20/diego-maradona-death-7-people-charged-with-homicide/

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7 PEOPLE CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE... After Shocking Investigation

 
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Bombshell news out of Argentina where SEVEN people have been charged with homicide in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.

Maradona passed away back in November from heart failure -- just 2 weeks after undergoing brain surgery. He was only 60.

The Maradona family had suspected there was something fishy behind his death -- which led to a special investigation into the situation.

Police in Argentina raided the house and private clinic of Dr. Leopoldo Luque (the surgeon who performed the brain operation) in the days following Maradona's death -- and clearly, they believe they found enough evidence to prove criminal wrongdoing.

Now, prosecutors in San Isidro, Argentino have announced 7 people -- including Dr. Luque -- have been charged with "simple homicide with eventual intent," according to ESPN.

 
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The other 6 people facing charges include Maradona's psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov -- along with 2 nurses and other medical professionals.

If convicted, they each face up to 25 years in prison.

According to reports, prosecutors believe there is evidence showing Maradona received insufficient medical care following the brain surgery.

In other words, they believe Maradona's death could have been prevented had the medical team performed their jobs correctly.

It's unclear WHY prosecutors believe the medical team, failed to perform their duties -- some have suggested a nefarious motive.

The case is scheduled to go in front of a judge on May 31 -- and the world will be watching.

 

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8 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Argentina has been a banana republic for 70 years. This story is sadly unsurprising. 

Much longer than 70 years. MUCH!

But don't feel like listing all of the examples.

Basically close to its independence.

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