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Messi’s Road to Redemption, Part 1: A Hero’s Journey

Messi’s numerous titles and awards throughout his career – k4_creatives/Shutterstock.com Football is a beautiful, albeit immensely flawed game. However, like life, it can be particularly cruel and unfair at times. Rarely do we ever see the fairytale endings we desire for our sporting heroes. Gianluigi Buffon having the opportunity to win the UEFA Champion’s League finallyContinue reading “Messi’s Road to Redemption, Part 1: A Hero’s Journey”

[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 4: Twilight of a God

The last of four articles that form my tribute to the unique flawed genius, the late and great Diego Maradona. The final part of this series on Maradona attempts to decipher what exactly led to his downfall when he was so successful and popular during his time in Naples. The Perils of Fortune and Fame…Continue reading “[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 4: Twilight of a God”

[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 3: Conquering the World: A Hero Atop Vesuvius

The second–last of four articles that form my tribute to the unique flawed genius, the late and great Diego Maradona. The third part of this series on Maradona examines his career at Napoli. The Importance of Football in Italy, and What it Means to Be Neapolitan Following the 1986 World Cup victory with Argentina, NapoliContinue reading “[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 3: Conquering the World: A Hero Atop Vesuvius”

[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 2: The Rise to Stardom

The second of four articles that form my tribute to the unique flawed genius, the late and great Diego Maradona. In the first part of this article, I introduced who Diego was, and explained his impact on fans and the history of the game. In this second part, I will delve into the early partContinue reading “[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 2: The Rise to Stardom”

[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 1: Who was Diego?

The first of four articles that form my tribute to the unique flawed genius, the late and great Diego Maradona. There have been few figures in football, let alone sports or other domains more broadly, that have divided fans as much as Diego Armando Maradona. By many, he is revered to the point of beingContinue reading “[Non] Ho Visto Maradona, Part 1: Who was Diego?”