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Diego Maradona has died

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Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by chrisseaton »

aloukissas wrote: post #12

Imagine if we had this silly VAR technology in the 80s. Then one of the most iconic moments in football history (hand of god) would have been reviewed and dismissed. RIP Diegito

I don’t understand why would you want an illegal handball to not be provable?

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by brudgers »

Describe a time you hacked a non-computer system

It wasn’t just a big match. Just four years after the war in the south Atlantic, it was perhaps the biggest international match in the brief history of international matches.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by xtracto »

_ofdw wrote: post #36

Unpopular opinion: He was a gifted footballer but was a total piece of shit in nearly all other aspects of life including abusing women and minors, to say nothing of his complete lack of sportsmanship on the pitch. I hate that this guy gets lionized. To me it just underlines everything wrong with football.

Well... I admire Kevin Spacey's acting career and think he is an amazing actor. That (for me) doesn't clash with the fact that I detest his alleged molestation of people.

And similarly with other Uruguayan football player who apparently is an asshole but I have to give it to him that his football playing abilities are amazing.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by soneca »

anonymfus wrote: post #58
buran77 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's iconic because it was controversial but he got away with it, also because he was anyway a truly exceptional player. First thing that comes to mind being his other goal in the same match. But otherwise using the hand to score a goal in football is not that much different from using a cheat device installed in a race car, taking an illegal shortcut in a marathon, or even performance enhancing drugs. Without drug t…

Other ways of cheating you listed require preparation which proves intent. Hand usage sometimes happens unintentionally.

Sometimes, but not this one.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by eatplayrove »

aazaa wrote: post #42

Not sure why this is here (don't follow soccer and never heard of Maradona), but the "Hand of God" incident is an entertaining read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_hand_of_God and watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ccNkksrfls On second thought, this was probably a hack of sorts.

I am not criticizing or sneering, but I am astonished that there are people that have never heard of Maradona.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by squarefoot »

mellosouls wrote: post #46

A love/hate relationship with the English who I seem to remember voted the infamous Hand of God goal the worst, and the same match's blistering run and finish against them the best ever. Incredible talent, flawed man.

That match was played in 1986, just 4 years after the Falklands short war between Argentina and England, and it was the first time the two national teams met after that war. For those involved it meant a lot more than a football match.

RIP Dieguito. I saw him at least a couple times live at the stadium in the 80s; he was out of this world.

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Post by mongol »

gus_massa wrote: post #48

In case someone has not seen the second goal against England in 1986 Original footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVho3I0NtU An interview many years later: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOz2uGMTA2w

This goal was incredible, but with many years passed, it has faded in significance for me. Not sure why, if it is because the game has evolved, or I have seen many other great goals, or something else. But probably because I think the defense was too passive. This goal would not be done today, most probably.
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