Che, que es cierto...decís que sé vé gratis para todo el país...el que termina en la General Paz...
Che, que es cierto...decís que sé vé gratis para todo el país...el que termina en la General Paz...
Si...normalmente los fanaticos del futbol salen violentos..
hahahahaha, quien no se enojaria si no podieran tener la oportunidad de ver a Manu en las finales.
Si nos ponemos a hablar en criollo, esta gente se va a calentar.. jajaja
I was in Mendoza last week and in the hotel they have America TV
Because America TV it's a cable channel in some parts of the country. In other regions it's a free channel, but the sports broadcasts (Football National team World Cup Qualifiers, All-Star game/NBA Playoffs, Tennis Grand Slams) are not included in the channel.I was in Mendoza last week and in the hotel they have America TV
The only place where America is 100% free and fully broadcasted is (oh, surprise), Buenos Aires.
Creo que la mayoria son mexicanos...haci que alamejor no..
Currently, Manu is top three most popular sportsman in Argentina. He is on his way to being part of the select group of most popular Argentine sportsmen ever.
I don't think he will ever reach Maradona status. Actually, I know for a fact he never will. Even though Manu is the better role model by so much it's not humanly possible to measure it, Maradona, at what he did (play soccer) was better than Manu at what he does (play basket). There is no two ways around it.
I agree..
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Can someone explain what Maradona did? I'm not a soccer fan but I'm sure there's a good reason why he's so famous.
The dude is clearly sexier then Manu Timvp.That probably why he's so famous, anyone with eyes can see that.
Lol..funny picture....
Can someone explain what Maradona did? I'm not a soccer fan but I'm sure there's a good reason why he's so famous.
But Maradona is to argentinian soccer what Jordan is to USA Basketball..
said it before...
I mean that picture can change ppls minds...but I'm sure he's a legend.
Maradona was the best soccer player of the world.
He always had drugs problems, but now he is fully recovered.
Actual picture with his daughter in the Cannes Festival:
timvp:
That picture of Maradona is from some time ago. He's had an operation similar to the one the girl from the Wilson Phillips had, and has lost more than 30 pounds since then.
Maradona was the best player of the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s. IMO, he is the best soccer player that ever played the game (I have never seen Pele play, due to my age).
I have never seen the things Maradona did in a soccer field, done by any contemporary player. Not Beckam, not Zidane, not Ronaldo. Those guys are good, no question about it. But Maradona was one of a kind.
In the late 80s, Maradona was as close as being a God on Earth as you could possibly find. The guy was the most well-know person in the World. More well-know than Reagan, Gorbachov and even the Pope JP II.
In the late 90s, I travelled with my wife through several South East Asian countries (Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, etc). Everywhere we went, when people asked us where we were from, and we said Arentina, they would immidiately answer, "Argentina? . . . Ahhh, . . . Maradona!". And I have heard this story from many people who travelled the remote countries of Africa and the Middle East.
Simply put, Maradona is (i guess, together with Pele) the best soccer player that ever stepped on a soccer field. For Manu to be as great as Maradona was, he would have to be as good as MJ.
I'd definately put him in the top 5...but it could be an argument when it comes to the best.
I don't want to mention any names..but we have had some pretty famous soccer players in Mexico...
Well man, you are challenging my english, this is my answer
In few words, he was the most skilled ever; his outstanding game is also compared with Pelé (A Brazilian player).
Maradona not only played outstandingly, in his prime time was fantastic, he could do whatever you could imagine with a ball; the most beautiful goal ever made was did by him, in 1986 FIFA World Cup, Maradona playing for Argentina National Soccer’s Team, dribbled thru 6 english players running 50 yards or so, nobody else touched the ball, and believe me, for those who love soccer only could do a thing ... scream and cry, because was unique.
While Maradona was playing he hasn’t star treatment (he was broken by a kick, many injures) but he played thru them, in Italy he carried a not famous team to the heaven, reaching many championships.
Besides his skills, he also played with heart, was a leader, and ... rebel, in many ways an icon; for being extremely famous he suffered a lot pressure since he was teenager, some biographer told Maradona was pushed to drugs, a problem he had to carried all his carrier, Maradona was suspended a couple of times in Italy and FIFA World Cup in 1994.
Despite of his problem lately he’s been improving his health. With National Team, Maradona won a FIFA World Cup in 1986, Finalist in FIFA WC 1990; a poll made thru the net by FIFA, that Maradona was the best soccer player ever touched a ball.
Maradona is light years from any star of the 70s, 80s, 90s and this century. I have seen them all: Beckenbahuer, Rummenige, Platini, Paolo Rossi, Zico, Ruud Gullit, Van Basten, Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckam, Ronaldinho, etc, etc, etc.
No one can be compared to Diego.
As I said before, the controversy is between Maradona and Pele. No one else can fit in their shoes.
Hugo Sanchez was a good player.
I know you're not comparing any Mexican player with either Pele or Maradona! LOL I mean, there have been some good players coming from Mexico, but none even remotely comes close to being in the same vecinity of Pele and Maradona, its just the way it is. FIFA declared them both the best soccer players of the century.
Since in the U.S. the terminology and iconography of football(soccer) is not so well-known as in the rest of the world, I'll try to build a parallel with basketball.
Maradona was at his time, the most dominant and talented player in the sport. He first came out as a very promising player out of Argentina, and with the years, he developed into the best in the world. He did things inside a football pitch which I never seen someone else do again. And the harder and more important the stage was, his game seemed to grow even better.
In 1986, he almost won the World Cup on his own, a performance that proably could never again be repeated. He scored the best goal in the history of the World Cup, and one of the best in the history of soccer against England in 1986. Only four years after the Malvinas (Falklands) War, which boosted the emotional impact. In that same match, he also scored a very controversial goal, sending the ball into the back of the net with his hand, which should have been disallowed by the ref. The English complained about this, and to add further insult, after the match he nicknamed the goal: "It wasn't the hand of Diego, it was the Hand of God".
The English went crazy on this and have forever hated him since that moment, making him even more popular in Argentina. Probably with the hand of God, he referred to a kind of payback for the Argentines who died in the war, but to the English the phrase had a different context. That a catholic country claim to have God helping them cheat against the English, was very frustrating and insulting.
His best achievements took place in the first era where soccer became a worldwide TV product, the 80's, which helped to create him a recognized image almost everywhere. The 80's also were the era of the last period of evolution in soccer, almost in every aspect, the game evolved a lot from the 1900's to the 1970's, but between the 80's and present day not much has changed. So that makes all the current players lose when compared to him, they can't say "it was a different time", like it actually was when Pele played (late 50's early 70's).
In club soccer, he took a small team from Southern Italy, Napoli (Naples), which never had won silverware in their whole history into being one of the best of the World. When Maradona left the club, they instantly went back to their dark past. In that time the Italian League was without a doubt the best league in the World. Nowadays there are at least three different countries who can claim to have the best league (England, Spain, Italy).
He is also very respected among footballers (soccer players) all over the world, because he have always stand in their side helping them for whatever their needs. e.g. Pelé, is always seen in pictures with FIFA executives (something like being taken pic with David Stern), while Maradona always hated the FIFA execs.
His career didn't have the best possible end and he had drug problems, wrong friends (Fidel Castro), but now he seems to be getting his life back on tracks after rehab, taking care more about his family.
I can't believe no one mentioned Alfredo DiStéfano....
Probably because none of us have seen him play. The footage about Di Stefano's time and other greats of that era (Fontaine, Kopa, Puskas, Garrincha) is almost non-existant, and the few images have a very poor quality. Even worse when referring to pre-WWII soccer.
Sweet memories from Copa Mundial 1986 - Mexico! Maradona has been one of my favorite soccer Players and that final game was beautiful! I didn't know all the other "drama" concerning the quote "hand of God" thanks for the info!
I really hope that he has fully recovered.
Soda Stereo,Enanitos,Miguel Mateos.
Y MANU
Gracias Argentina!!!!
Desde Guadalajara Mx
First to come off my mind...wow u read minds.
Just saying give the men some props.... If you think soccer is the argentinian sport....
Well futbol in mexico is a religion...
And the stadium is a church...
I've met numerous people who tell me about the mexican league...people from greece...argentina,england..
after that im surprised you wouldnt know about it.
sports dont make a country. ginobili's in the league because of his game not because of anything else.
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