Diego Maradona death: English media slammed for holding onto Hand of God grudge

Football legend Diego Maradona bread his last on Wednesday at his home in Bues Aires, Argentina. Argentine World Cup winner suffered a fatal cardiac arrest just days after his 60th birthday. Fans and players all across globe paid tribute to Maradona, who has often been regarded as one of finest to ever play sport. 

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Diego Maradona death: English media slammed for Argentina vs England 1986 clash reference 

English media on Thursday paid testimony to fact that some wounds do t heal after ir reporting of Diego Maradona's death. While rest of world paid tribute to football legend, tabloids in England decided to remember fateful Maradona Hand of God incident which saw Three Lions eliminated from 1986 World Cup. In a controversial quarter-final clash, Argentine had scored opener with help of his hand, which went unticed by match officials.

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Maradona had n claimed it to be Hand of God and eventually lifted World Cup, also being awarded Golden Ball for being best player in tournament. England have seemingly t forgotten that chastening defeat and newspapers including Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Express used Maradona's death to sum up ir emotions. Daily Star, on or hand, carried a VAR joke to report Maradona's death, much to irritation of fans and readers across globe. Netizens lashed out at 'disgraceful' English media after ir headlines made way online, while many simply suggested m to let it go.

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Diego Maradona death: A look at Argentine legend's career 

Regarded as one of greatest players of all time, Maradona began his career with Argentis Juniors, before sealing a n-record $4 million transfer to Boca Juniors where he lifted Argentine domestic league title scoring 28 goals in 40 appearances for club. After an impressive 1982 World Cup, Diego joined Barcelona for a n world-record fee of £5 million ($7.6 million). Argentine legend's career in Barcelona was marred by injuries and controversies before a brawl against Altic Bilbao players ended his Camp u stint.

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Argentine played 58 games for Blaugrana, scoring 38 goals, including a special strike at Santiago Bernabeu which saw him receive a standing ovation. Maradona n moved to Napoli, where he truly achieved greatness, scoring 115 goals and winning two league titles.

However, World Cup winner went through a series of off-field problems including his cocaine addiction, which saw him leave Napoli in 1992. He enjoyed stints at Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and returned to Boca Juniors before calling time on his career. 

(Im Courtesy: England Twitter)