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Diego Maradona has died

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Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by pelasaco »

mellosouls wrote: post #49
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.

It's presumably here because HN is not parochial and Maradona was a Michael Jordan level global superstar, with some claiming him as the greatest ever at his sport.

after Pele, in so many aspects (including soccer)

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by arrosenberg »

mongol wrote: post #70
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.

Lionel Messi, same goal, 2004 (or thereabouts) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAehMNYw0ig

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by snake_plissken »

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

Man all before the professional foul became a thing. That kind of play doesn't happen much these days.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by ColinWright »

sdmw wrote: post #66

Why is this on HN........

Taking your question at face value ...

The community here on HN has, at its core, a common interest in technology and startups. That then implies that many have an interest in programming and business.

But not all.

So people here do have a wide range of interests, and others will share those non-core interests. Sometimes they strike a chord, sometimes they don't. But that's the way communities work.

There's potentially a lot to discuss about Maradona. The exquisite talent, marred by the personal life and "The Incident" with the "Hand of God", and there are parallels there with programmers who are amazingly skilled, and yet complete jerks to the people they work with.

So there are reasons why this is not entirely out of place.

Finally, if this wasn't an honest question, and you actually believe that the submission does not belong here, then I give you this from the guidelines[0]:

> Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it. ... If you flag, please don't also comment that you did.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by pelasaco »

Grustaf wrote: post #41
_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.

I don’t think many people will claim that he was a good person. He’s lionized for his football playing, like Messi.

He’s lionized for his political stance and rockstar like way of life too.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by hardlianotion »

mongol wrote: post #70
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.

Camerawork has certainly improved since then

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by colourgarden »

arrosenberg wrote: post #83
mongol wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Lionel Messi, same goal, 2004 (or thereabouts) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAehMNYw0ig

2007

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by g42gregory »

mrleinad wrote: post #74
rorykoehler wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maradona is the Michael Jackson of football. Out of this world both on and off pitch/stage. A larger than life charismatic eccentric. See the other goal he scored in the hand of God game (a world cup semi final no less) to see a complete picture of what he was all about.

Did you mean Michael Jordan?

I think he meant Michael Jackson both for the eccentricity and talent. If I were to think of an analog to Michael Jordan in football, I think of Pele. Although, in my opinion, and also relatively speaking, I think Pele accomplished a lot more than Michael Jordan in the corresponding sport.

Re: Diego Maradona has died

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Post by Bluestein »

The parody "Church of Maradona" (yes, this is a thing!), or Maradonian Church might mark today as a black day, year 60 DD "Después de Diego" or "after Diego" ...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_Maradoniana

Poor Maradona holds the record for suffering the most number of fouls in a World Cup – 53, during the 1986 World Cup. He has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his arm, and a portrait of Fidel Castro tattooed on his left leg.-

Controversial figure, certainly to be missed by many ...

He had complete mastery of the ball. When Maradona ran with the ball or dribbled through the defence, he seemed to have the ball tied to his boots.

Discovered at the age of 8, the scouts asked for an ID, thinking they were being had. He played like an adult. Like very few adults, even then.-

Here's someone born with a special gift, of which he gave freely - and, expensively - twice the record holder for the most expensive transfer ever ...

A life well lived. RIP.-

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