What is the real deal with Maradona's.. Hand of God controversy in 1986 World Cup.,,?
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He used his hand to hit the ball into the goal. but the refs perspective of the whole thing was that he headed it. but it was clear he hit it with his hand. and he scored the winning goal with it
612876
I hope you mean world "cup" instead of "cop", LOL... \nI guess, since soccer is the most famous sport all over the world and World Cup is the most prestigious competition of soccer, thats the reason for all the fuss..
653840
this saying"the hand of god goal" is refering to the world cup goal diego maradona scored against england.
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I believe the inquirer tends to oversimplify the issue and phrases the question badly. Otto Pfister, the Togo coach, was right in choosing to leave days before the Cup. He was hired very short term, and took the job on that short notice. If the Togo government does not want to finance a World Cup campaign, they are being very incooperative and disrespectful to the coach who has taken such pressure by agreeing to coach the team. Remember that Togo's players have qualified -- something that is huge for Togo. The least their government could do is reward them. These contracts were agreed upon and now are being disputed? What an embarassment...please. However, Pfister has been very collected in handling this situation, and I believe has since returned as coach. It is too bad this situation became so public and the government of Togo allowed it to get to this point.
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Pele is the best, he is an amazing performer, and helped lead Brazil to 3 of its 5(soon to be 6) world cup victories. He is also one of the most influencial players to play the game. And the comment about Maradona not being considered an athlete is disrespectful to the game. Maradona was a great player, and drugs had nothing to do with that, if you wanna bet, why dont you go take some steroids or something and see if you become the next Maradona
1126732
I feel your frustration and I am in agreement with your assessment. Too many false red-cards have found their way from referees pockets into play during this cup -- which is completely opposite from the 2002 World Cup play (battles).   I like the game but these politics keep me from devoting too much time to following this sport professionally.
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Maradona-might be a junkie but he won the world cup single handed-Pele won it in a quality team Maradona had a pile of crap for teamates-either that or Zidane who also won the world cup single handed. France won the world cup with that Guivach dude who failed to score in about 30 games when he played for newcastle
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This is the sort of thing a typical Argie-hater/English person would say when they are scared.. I know this from experience. I and a lot of other fans had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shake Diego Maradona and the selections' hand when they came to Sydney in the 1990's for the World cup qualifier against Australia. Needless to say Argentina won, but at the games there were many English fans shouting the same bullshit about the Malvinas and the 'Desaparecidos' of the 1970's, talking political shit just to bring us down because they have nothing else to throw at us.. CHEAP. I also remember as a child attending an endless amount of soccer games in Sydney in the early 1980's(being that my dad played for Independiente Mar del Plata back in the mid to late 60's),again, with Aussies poms shouting out the same shit just to intimidate us.. Holding up huge signs at the entrance to the stadium about the disappearance of thousands of people in Argentina back in the 70's.., about Perontistas and communism and all that other crap that has abosutely nothing to do with Football.. I remember being in the midst of a riot on the streets of Sydney and Argie fans picking up cans and making music and shouting out Argentinian cheers and songs and the police arresting my dad for being hit in the head with a beer bottle, by a group of drunk Aussie and pommie supporters.. calling us wogs and telling us to go back to our own country..lol.... whatever.. And yes i think Argentina has a very good chance of winning. We have numerous players with more potential than hhmm ..lol.. Beckem...lol.. Okay so Maradona messed up.. but has there been anyone like him yet? Has any other player done what Diego did in his prime??? Poms, your are acting scared.. This is a new generation of scared.. a fear that will never leave your blood.. Stop using poilitics for your advantage, this is a sports game, If there is one thing pommy fans lack it is SPORTSMANSHIP, ever heard of it pommies???
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In '86, playing against England in the quarter final, Maradona jumped up and "headed" in a goal. The English players said he used his hand, but the ref said it was a goal. Later, he was shown a picture of him at the exact moment his hand touched the ball, and they asked him what that was. His reply was "that was the hand of God."
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Maradona, no doubt, look back to mexico 86...what did argentina have???  10 guys and maradona, thats how they won that world cup
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Diego Armando Maradona.\n\nWon the Fifa world cup of Mexico '86 and lost in the final against Germany in Italy '90. Not to mention that his team, Napoli from Italy, won for the first time the Italian Scudetto by his lead.\n\nScored his last Argentinian goal in USA '94. Then he was involved in dopping, and cocaine. He retired and got into a rehab clinic. Now he's with the AFA (Asociación de Futbol Argentino).
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Maradona, because compared to Pele when Maradona played he was surrounded by pants players whereas Pele was surrounded with great players.  This shows that Maradona won his world cups basically single handed.
1097108
There was a fight, but no one is sure what happened.  Some say the Germans were making fun of Cambiasso (he was crying) and Cufre punched one, some say they saw money change hands, some say Argentina was making gestures (I didn't see them)...you know.  One thing leads to another and you've got a huge fight.  Punches, yells, drama...ah, the World Cup.
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Diego Maradonna in a world cup match against England.\n\nWhen questioned about it he said it was the hand of God that had let him score -  most English just thought he was a cheating bastard\n\nhope this answers the question....
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I agree that more than one person should decide on the more controversial things but I think that to have 'lasers and more ' is a bit too, cameras yes. For example, some of the Korea vs European sides caused a lot of controversy over some dodgy offsides, not to mention that infamous 'Maradona hand-ball goal'  incident, all could be and have been clarified by the camera. However, soccer is a traditional sport and the humaness of the referee adds to the excitement. Sure, that recent game, I forget which, in which 7 or so yellow cards were handed out and not a single red card, even for the most abtruse tackles was rediculous but I would blame the standard of the referee rather than anything else. Many other referees could have done a better job, it all comes down to experiance. Do you really want a world where everything is controlled by computers and the slightest blow in the fuse could cancel a game? Also, it would completely destroy the chances of some of the poorer, but none the less deserving countries the chances of hosting the cup, restricting it only to places like USA, where the soccer isn't so good, or European countries, who have already hosted numerous times, etc. \n  Also, there are checks and balances, where we do have flag-men, who aide the ref. in his or her decisions, and there is a compensation system, where when Rivaldo got another player 'sent off' by simulation, he got a hefty fine when he was found out.\n\nAll in all, I would just employ the cameras a bit more, the rest I would leave the same.
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anyone who answered Pele is a f*cking idiot!  I have no idea who it is, but please get a life and realize that there are other great players out there than Pele.  I actually also believe that the fellow is right about the player who scored for both argentina and uruguay.  Back then those kinds of regulations were much more loose and it would make sense that it happened during that time period!
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Its hard to say...As i have already said before...I think doing favours and gifts for referees are a common thing here...It has been out in public before...This scandal is a lot like that...I dont think there was direct attempt to fix matches...Time for Italian Football to become more transparent. Like the nations politics and economy...needs a reform!! FORZA ITALIA!!!