Video: Peter Reid kisses Maradona's 'hand of God'

Former England midfielder reunited with Argentina legend

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In defence of Luis Suárez | Scott Murray

The Liverpool striker has become a pariah in the Premier League thanks to little English football's strange kind of logic Having showcased his Hand of God tribute act at the last World Cup, and sunk his gnashers into a fellow pro while at Ajax, Luis Suárez was a ready-formed cartoon villain when he washed up on these shores last January.

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In which, while regaling Ben Shepherd and Chris Kamara with a tale about former Barnsley manager Danny Wilson, unwittingly drops a sizeable 'F Bomb' all over the shop...

The image of De Zeeuw and Paul Jewell sharing a moment of sudden, crashing realisation will surely soon find it's way into football's pantheon.

The swollen hand of God This is one of our favourite videos for a while. New Al Wasl manager Diego Maradona is keen to have a photo taken with a Spanish language banner someone has made to welcome him to the club. Unfortunately, it soon emerges that despite the nice sentiment of their banners, Al [..

It was almost a dream debut for the hand of god in his latest incarnation as coach of Al Wasl.His team came back from being from 3-1 down at halftime to 3-3 as Argentinian striker Mariano Donda netted a hat-trick. Maradona strode around the touchline like a colossus and roared like a bear when that equaliser went in.

By Saheli RC, writing from Singapore

You know you're a fan of Argentina when you no longer feel that massive heartbreak upon seeing your team lose out on a penalty shootout and therefore get eliminated from a competition. After last Sunday's underwhelming performance, which could only be sorted from the spot, the question on everyone's lips is "Where did it all go wrong?

In this author's humble opinion, the last truly great Brazil team. The flair and sexiness of their play was orgasmic. Their haircuts and facial hair, not so much.

I've watched football (soccer) for almost 30 years. My first real exposure to world football was the 1982 World Cup, the one everyone thought Brazil would win, and I watched with the eyes of an awestruck 6 year old.

Watch Bruna of Equatorial Guinea casually pick up a ball in full view of the world when it is in play. Incredibly, the referee Gyoengyi Gall from Hungary and her referee crew miss it altogether or chose to ignore it completely.

This incident took place in a Group D match against Australia in the 15th minute when Collette McCallum sends in a cross which Lila Khamis flicks onto the upright and as the ball rebounds back into play, Bruna picks it up and carries it in her hand for a couple of seconds before releasing it.

You've probably already seen elsewhere, but this is an Argentine football website, so I couldn't let it pass un-noticed. 25 years ago today, Argentina took on England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca in ... Continue reading →

It has been well documented in the English press that today is the 25th anniversary of Diego Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" goal in Argentina's 2-1 victory over England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. That game brought out the best and worst sides of a player who, in my opinion, was the greatest footballer ever to play the game and it is arguably what "El Diego" did in the whole of that tournament which turned me from indifferent to passaionate about the game of football.

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Liverpool striker Luis Suárez is still "the most hated man in Ghana" after his deliberate handball for Uruguay in last summer's World Cup quarter-final denied the African country victory, according to Sunderland forward Asamoah Gyan.
Suarez will face two of his opponents from that controversial night in Johannesburg when Kenny Dalglish's side travel to the Stadium of Light on Sunday, with Steve Bruce able to call on both John Mensah and Gyan, the striker who became the ultimate victim of the Liverpool player's gamesmanship.

Truro City's Treyew Road may seem a far cry from the Azteca stadium, however digging deeper into football's rich history reveals a shared common ancestry between the dinky West Country ground and a footballing temple that witnessed both the "Hand of God" and Brazil's legendary performance in .

#5 - A Fascinating Read: Take a few minutes and read Neil Morris' article, "An inside look at the rise and fall of the Carolina RailHawks: From Game Day to eBay". It's an interesting look at the dysfunction that surrounded the team and how the rights to the franchise ended up for sale on eBay.