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Diego Maradona
December 8, 2021
Jo Livingstone
The Cinematic Sainthood of Diego Maradona
Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” is a coming-of-age movie set during a legendary chapter in soccer history.
October 10, 2019
Ryu Spaeth
The Tragedy of Diego Maradona
A new documentary cuts through the myths about the Argentinian soccer star.
December 15, 2017
Steven Cohen
FIFA’s Dirty Wars
A corruption trial in Brooklyn reveals the deep connections between the old dictatorships of Latin America and soccer’s global governing body.
July 7, 2010
Franklin Foer
Homage to Catalonia
July 7, 2010
Leon Krauze
Leon Krauze's Best and Worst
July 3, 2010
The New Republic Staff
Argentina: Still Bipolar
June 29, 2010
Ben Wallace-Wells
Is Maradona's Madness Working?
June 21, 2010
Nate Berg
Does England Just Need a Good Shag?
June 8, 2010
Franklin Foer
Chile--And Its Crazy Coach--Will Win Your Heart

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