Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960-25 November 2020) scored a very special hat-trick on 21 May 1980: his first and only one for the Argentinian national team. The legendary player netted three goals as Argentina won 5-1 at Austria in a friendly.
On 13 September 1993, 40,000 fans filled up Newell’s Old Boys’ stadium to witness Diego Armando Maradona’s first training session. The great star was making his return to Argentinian football after 10 years playing in Europe. Maradona only played five games for Newell’s, but he ...read more
Sergio Agüero talks about what 1986 World Cup winner Diego Armando Maradona means to all Argentinians. ...read more
The Argentinian Football Association has shared this video thanking Lothar Matthäus for donating Diego Armando Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt. ...read more
The Argentinian tournament has been renamed Copa Diego Armando Maradona and the legendary footballer has been honoured ahead of each game. This is how Estudiantes and San Lorenzo remembered Maradona ahead of their goalless clash in December 2020. ...read more
On 7 September 1979, Argentina beat the Soviet Union 3-1 in the U20 World Cup Final in Japan and Diego Armando Maradona was awarded the Golden Ball to the best player of the tournament. The rising star had been left out of the 1978 World Cup-winning squad, but this time he was ...read more
On 25 August 2009 Olympique Lyonnais won 3-1 at Anderlecht in the second leg of the Champions League play-offs. Lisandro Lopez scored a hat-trick. ...read more
Newell’s Old Boys paid homage to Diego Armando Maradona, who played for the Rosario-based club in 1993. ...read more
On 10 March 2007, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona drew 3-3 at the Santiago Bernabéu. It was the first time the Argentinian player scored against Real Madrid and it was also his first ever hat-trick. ...read more