Michael Cox has a good piece revisiting the 1986 game v England and the physical abuse shipped by Maradona by the English cart horses in his masterclass.
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That was excellent
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A lot of âwoman beater, paedoâ comments on twatter I seeâŚ
Given what went on beforehand, the hand of God and the best goal of all time were poetic justice. You could argue that some of the challenges would be a straight red card today.
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I always felt the tiniest bit sorry for the English for that goal, but now Iâm delighted at it. Fuck them. It was beautiful justice.
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Not sure how many âInstagrammersâ are on TFK, but Irish legend Robbie Keane is leaving a spate of 
emojis on any renowned footballer/ex footballerâs page who has posted a tribute to Maradona. Seems a bit needy
Iâve watched that whole match, England were absolutely fucking shite before Barnes came on. I mean they were so bad that they would survive in todayâs Premier League. Some of the players they started in that game- Reid, Hoddle, Fenwick, Hodge - give me a break. I cant begin to understand the arrogance youd need to believe that team nearly won the World Cup. England deserved nothing from that tournament.
Glenn Hoddle was a fantastic player, if Bryan Robson didnât get injured theyâd have had a chance.
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The Tunisian referee reffed the game from the centre circle that day and missed plenty for both sides. I think he didnât dilly dally too much after the 90 mins were up and blew it up. There were no 4 or 5 minutes injury time in those days. England were shite alright. Hoddle looked to be the only player that could do anything with the odd speculative effort or set piece. I always wondered what was the shadow of in the middle of the pitch right where Maradona picked the ball up for his second goal.
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Donât let people know who you are on twitter and that wonât happen.
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Hoddle was a really classy footballer .
one of the most naturally talented ever produced by England.
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wow
just wow
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Lineker was deadly and Beardlsey was a very good player too. Maradona ran the show that day, other than that there was fuck all between them
Beardlsely missed a great chance early on. Barnes and Waddle added something when they came on but Bobby Robson probably brought them on too late
Hoddle was a lovely footballer, one of the best English footballers ever. Lineker, Waddle and Barnes were decent. The rest were plodders.
Beardsley was far from a plodder. Trevor Steven was a fine player
In fairness, that Argentina team wasnât exactly stacked either.
There was an Irish connection on that Argentinian team.
Brown?
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How did Claudio Caneggia end up playing for Dundee in his early 30s after featuring in world cups for Argentina