BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died.
As a spectator, though, I much prefer teams willing to play genuinely attacking soccer. This year’s Chelsea team, for instance, was more enjoyable to watch than its Mourinho-era counterparts, with many of the same players. Few teams have the talent to thrive with an attacking style. The ...
One of the greatest soccer players of all time isPelé. He was born in 1940 inTresCoracoes,Brazil. His first soccer ball was a grapefruit. He also used an old sock and filled it with newspaper.Peléleft school at a young age to play soccer and work to help his family. Later in life...
One transfer outlay was the hefty 60 million euros ($71 million) it spent on Achraf Hakimi from Italian champion Inter Milan. He is arguably the best attacking right back in Europe and scored a fine goal on his league debut. Qatari-backed PSG has been desperate to win the Cha...
With the open sky, stars and the city suddenly enveloping us, Quinn decided to blare Gregorian chant music from his iPod, followed by Il Mondo, an Italian operatic pop song. Montréalers out for the evening stared as we cruised along and the music climaxed. I couldn’t stop laug...
'Adios Diego': Maradona buried as world mourns flawed soccer gr... “Everything he was thinking in his head, he made it happen with his feet,” said Salvatore Bagni, who played with Maradona at Italian club Napoli. A ballooning waistline slowed Maradona’s explosive speed later in his care...
21. B.推断题.根据文章第三段Even today, he is regarded as one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance. "He was hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also greatly talented as an engineer, scientist and inventor," says the BBC.即使在今天,他仍然...
There are some really good soccer players in the world, and I think I’m one of the best players. I’ll try to make you proud in the next game! ⑤Cheer up and keep practicing! Rob1. What do you know about Rob in Adam’s letter? A.He knows Adam very well. B.He is a ...
• Individual achievement is not a big factor in soccer. In a real sport, players fumble passes, throw bricks and drop fly balls — all in front of a crowd. When baseball players strike out, they’re standing alone at the plate. But there’s also individual glory in home runs, touch...
An employee of the Argentine embassy in China sets a table for a memorial to soccer legend Diego Maradona at the embassy in Beijing on Thursday. Fans visited the embassy to pay tribute to Maradona, one of the greatest soccer players of all time. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY ...