Lineker shown himself a real sportsman in his tributes...doesn't go on about the hand ball like the rest of the English media ..simply says Maradona was the best and pays him due respect....class
I am 69 years old and over those years I have seen the best players, Pele, Cruyff, both Ronaldo’s, Zidane, Best, Messi, and many more, but by far the best of them all was Maradona, his talent was insane, he is the GOAT and I doubt we will see anyone like him again.
"A lot of England fans will never forgive Maradona for what he did. But if Gary Lineker had done it at the other end, he'd still be hailed as a hero." (Chris Waddle)
@@Julio.H.P. Everyone forgets Fenwick fouls on Maradona in the first half . Especially the one in 40th minute . This is for direct exclusion . According to the rulles a foul on 9th minute of the first half is also a red card ( start wit both feet , Batista from Uruguay received red card in the first minute of the game agaist Scotland for a similar offense ) . Not to mention all the other savage fouls on Maradona on that championship , as well as the one in Spain 1982.( Gentile -23 fouls on Maradona for just one yellow card ) or in Italy 1990. ( Cameroon ) . One more thing , in the semifinal against Belgium , Valdano scored a goal with his stomach in the 7th minute , the referee annulled him for allegedly playing with his hand . One goal against Uruguay ( Maradona ) also annuled .
@Professor Queef I remember from Argentina 78 . I am 50 , so i knew what i'm say . On WC 1986 . i waching almost every game . I remember briliante english clubs . They dominated Europe almost all my primary scool . From 1977. to 1984. Except 1983 . vhen HSV won .Greetings from me .
Maradona was the greatest footballer ever. Period. A gracious tribute from one of English football’s finest goal scorers ever, the prolific Gary Lineker.
My dad was 30 years old in 1986 and he actually told me the first time he heard of him was in 70s or 80s it was a youth world cup and this yugoslavian radio reporter said that we meaning Yugoslavia can beat anybody except for Argentina because there is this young man called Maradona
@@christaylor6502 This is a truly ridiculous statement lmfao, going by your logic tell me how many times Pele destroy defenders like maradona. He didn't score with the head because he is actually short and he did different things on the pitch and actually he scored many times with his weak foot but again, this doesn't mean anything.
I was 17 when Maradona scored 2 goals against England, hes like a mini tank, the bravest the most determined player on the pitch. The final against German, the Argentines were quite relaxed cruising to victory. I also remember his first goal against Belgium was a screamer, Belgian's dirty violent tackles all over on him, he was fearless.
Gary is exactly one month younger than Maradona, but is in admirably good shape. Kudos for that and happy to see it. Maradona is the best football player I have seen and arguably the best ever, for all the passion and epic he brought to the sport. RIP, Diego.
Great comment. Very difficult to prove who was the greatest but Diego probably had the best ball control ever. And the most skillful. For me the greatest footballer of all time.
You should look for the clip likely filmed in Argentina, where the pitch is just mud! with large pools of water everywhere Diego skipped past several players and sloted it past the keeper like he was playing on Wimbledon Centre Court grass.
Man, it's sad to lose people RIP Diego Maradona. You're a legend and a true baller. I must say I always enjoyed what you bring to football. Thank you legend. May God bless your soul.
At their best. It's Maradona, Pele, Messi and Zico. You can choose whoever you want to be your GOAT, as long as it's one of these 4 imo you're not wrong.
@Andris Falks Zico was by far the better passer than any of them. He was a phenomenal dribbler and a prolific goalscorer.. Very similar to 2015-2019 Messi.
Diego, quite simply, is the best we've ever seen, or will ever see grace a football pitch! R.I.P Diego, you were a magician and a total genius with the ball at your feet and thanks for the memories! D10S 🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷
Class bloke Gary...! Sheer class man, sheer class man...his second goal made amends for the notorious goal...the most notorious goal and the most famous goal in one game...that was Armando....! From Ireland West....
It's shame, disappointing , and frustrating ..to see all, yes All the Media, everywhere around the world , from the first moment when they knew Maradona has past away , they're all started talking about the goal that he scored using his hand... It's shame and disrespect to all of his great history ....Not Happy
I think it makes sense for someone like Lineker (as someone else said this is from 2014), who was intimately involved in that moment and doesn't use the hand of god to take away from Maradona's legacy. There's a certain segment of more conservative leaning british press that is absolutely obnoxious and would have you think that's the only goal he ever scored. I'm American, and I think though most things are framed from the perspective of English language media, our view on playing to win is far more similar to the South American style than the European one. Says more about England being sore losers than it does about Maradona.
@@tiago-dz4ft I've seen recent interviews from Linekar, Butcher and Shilton in the last couple of days. All they talk about is the hand goal. They're a disgrace.
The generations after 70s and 80s cannot appreciate what talent he was, what he had to overcome on the pitch and how skilful he was with the ball. He call it the hand of god but it was like god playing not a player, people followed every move he was making in expectation of something magical and in many cases he produced magic on field. When he pass away, at the moment I heard on the TV the world just froze, suddenly everything disappeared around just the thought that was so unbelievable so crushing. Felt like someone very close to me was gone and I cried. That was Maradona’s effect on fans. He is one of the greatest of all time , I don’t wanna argue who’ s better obviously there are a few player that could be put in this category but for me personally he has no compare, his skills and iron will to win at all cost makes him the top for me. Messi is like his reincarnation and had longer spell on the top better discipline but I still stick with Maradona. RIP Diego , we will never forget you the memories of you are part of us till we die.
Lineker......ur a piece of gentlemanship....we enjoyed watching ur goal scoring ability....ur Greater than the great players....: From Maradona fan....
The pitch condition at the Azteca did not affect Diego because that's what he was used to playing on, growing up poor in Argentina. It was nothing for him
Lineker is probably the most honest Englishman on earth and he understands the cultural difference between Europeans and South Americans in that many players comes from the slums where every single day was a struggle to survive which meant winning at all cost even if it means having to deceive. For them, there is no shame in that. If fact, the people would admire you more for that for having the presence of mind to take advantage of the situation in order to win the game. It's something which many Argentinian have to do to survive.
Speak for yourself. There is shame in cheating here, doesnt matter if you come from the slum or not. You were kinda xenophobic right now ngl. condescending af. Im south american btw
He cheated. Period. Honor and Loyalty are mostly values or have been before the decay of western European societies. Your circumstances should have nothing to do with it. Everyone can make excuses. If one is fat, they come up with big boned, slow metha... thyroid blabla. All excuses, like the circumstances Diego grew up in.
Adds the hypocrisy of 1st world countries encapsulated un England, they talk about their illegal goal that let them win their only WC or they make highlights about those "Legends"? Like some other English player said, of it's was an English player doing the exact same on The other side of the pitch, they still would phraise him as a hero
Dear Gary, thx for ur tribute of Maradona. U are a deep humanist and have a deep empathy, thx for that. That’s good for the soul. I am Swiss, former (modest 😂😂) professional footballer (1983-1987), and appreciate a lot Maradona...a legend...everybody speaks about the against England....but in world championships his incredible game was against Belgians…(I show this play to my two sons...so they will for ever who was Sir Diego Maradona… A suggestion: England should posthumously give the rank of Sir Diego Armando Maradona. England, Argentina and Maradona...you are link for ever.... Take care
You absolutely right Gary , it was maradona's world cup with hand of God or without it 😄, finally Gary was great striker, right now he's great Sports programs presenter and love his TV show
What’s forgotten in the England v Argentina game is probably the greatest goal line clearance in history too, by Olarticochea using the back of his head to deny Lineker a certain equaliser from right on the line.
The hand ball a moment in time a situation and Maradona stuck his fist up,probably thinking the keeper has this ,but he wheels away in celebration as any player would,but then he says the hand of God which was brilliant, and being Irish i thought that's a direct quote to the English thatcher and co.
Dont doubt it for a second. Being Argentinian,l read that just before the match, the guy motivated the team by reminding them of "our young boys dead in battle,let's all do it for them". And he did.
TQ Gary,i watched that game and also Maradona against Belgium,no disrespect to Pele,Best,Christiano or Messi,the amount of serious and dangerous tackles that he had to endure on the pitch is really mind boggling,he was by far The Greatest Footballer all times even on Maradona's worst day he is still better than Pele and others Thank you for the memories Maestro(RIP)
Dennis,i grew up in the 60's in SG near RAF Changi Base,My late Dad was a Welshman Alan Peter Thomas,We used to spend our Weekend@ The British Officers Club opppsite Changi Beach and watched English Football in black and white TV as a young boy,so Sir i think im entitled to my view too,you have a good day Sir..
aahhhhhhhhhhhh i have nothing but RESPECT for you Gary Lineker...you are too one of the best players ever...and hear you talking like this just well fuck. you are great...now im gonna cry
Yeah I remember 1986. School boys all over the world after school finish play and would pretend they were Maradona. During that world cup school boys allover the world were talking about Maradona. He was out of this world.
Lineker is a glory of world soccer and a genius of the sport on his own right. Because he was a genius he understands genius. I feel bad for him not getting the WC in 1990 due to England not having a goalie. My respects.
“Maradona has the ball, two mark him, he touches the ball. The genius of world football dashes to the right and leaves the third and is going to pass to Burruchaga. It’s still Maradona! Genius! Genius! Genius! Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta. Gooooooooooal! Gooooooooooal! I want to cry! Dear God! Long live football! Gooooooooooal! Diegoal! Maradona! It’s enough to make you cry, forgive me. Maradona, in an unforgettable run, in the play of all time. Cosmic kite! What planet are you from? Leaving in your wake so many Englishmen, so that the whole country is a clenched fist shouting for Argentina? Argentina 2, England 0. Diegoal, Diegoal, Diego Armando Maradona. Thank you, God, for football, for Maradona, for these tears, for this, Argentina 2, England 0.”
I think the biggest compliment you can pay Maradona is who were the other players in the teams he played with? Mostly people won't know because with respect to those players he massively outshone them. Think of all the other greats who have played and you will definitely be able to name players that were world class around them that helped give those players the space to play. He did it for club and Country. He did it on the biggest stage. He was simply in his time in a league all on his own. I will never forget his performance in the 86 world Cup he literally blew away team after team and scored the greatest individual goal in a world Cup. Messi is the closest to him technically but he never achieved the international success Maradona achieved.
Brilliant words from Gary - I agree with him not simply calling Maradona the greatest, there are Pele, Best and Messi in that mix too, but that second goal was surely the greatest individual goal of all time.
I am ok with the hand of God. We have seen similar occasions every now and then as well. Henry sticking it with the hand, Juventus getting penalties out of no where, even now with VAR they somehow still get it wrong. AND, on very important matches as well. BUT, as far as this game goes, I am ok with it..just because the next Maradona goal counted for 2 anyway :) Or maybe 3...Gary is not shy of his awe towards Maradona and I admire that to a man, acknowledging the genius that Diego was. By FAR the No1, for me sharing the spot only with phenomenon Ronaldo. I remember when I saw Ronaldo first time and I had seen Maradona on his prime live as well and I was:" Holy shit..here is the new Maradona finally!!!"...
And cause with or without the hand of god Maradona was destroying English defenders, in fact he was being tackled like the whole wc and before thad goal defenders we're actually struggling to touch him without doing a foul, thir only chance to win that Game was basically injuring Maradona and taking him off the pitch cause with him theres the result was obvious no matter the details
Regarding the hand of God goal, from when Diego passed the ball which was back passed by Terry Fenwick, Diego magically anticipated where the ball would end up, he made 15 yards, while all other players were ball watching, for a 5'5 player he scored a lot of goals with his head, but how on earth did he manage to get his head anywhere near a 6'2 Shilton with his arms up, ok, he added the last inch or two with his hand, but it was another piece of genius to be in that position regardless.
Diego Maradona, how you amazed and entertained 100's of millions perhaps even a Billion around the world. I only played football because you made me love the sport, and as a result I have enjoyed many years and made many life long friends, at times in life when I felt lost it was football that helped, my team mates I spoke to and team mates I helped in there time of need. I have medals and trophies and many happy memories, friends and old rivals who I sometimes see in traffic, a restaurant or super market, all because I saw Diego Maradona work magic with his feet, Argentina became my second team at every world cup and Napoli my second club. Through it all we see you still smile in this video, your tired legs once took you to highest greatest feats, then struggled to keep you steady on your feet, it saddens me that such a man died alone in his room when he influenced millions to enjoy being with so many others together on a football pitch. As a man I understand life gets tough and you get beat, so I never judged you in life's defeats, I hoped you would one day find in peace and grace us once again and give us another chapter, but no matter you gave us enough magic to last forever......Thank you Diego.
Si fuese por Gary, nos devuelven las Malvinas. Buen tipo. Casi aplaude al Diego en plena cancha. Gracias Diego por tanto. Gracias Gary por bancar la parada
The most fouled player in history = Diego. The most fouled player in each match = Diego The most fouled player in WC QF 86 = Diego Yet Diego is the cheat and the English are Angels.
Maradona was the modern age robinhood. Absolutely justified whatever he did, specially after Falkland war. Maradona gave the English a tight slap across their face with the hand of god, then knocked them out with the goal of the century. Afterall a World Cup is definitely more valuable than some paltry island 🏝
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I love Gary so much. What a great human! I saw when he meets Diege in Argentina. Great person!
Lineker shown himself a real sportsman in his tributes...doesn't go on about the hand ball like the rest of the English media ..simply says Maradona was the best and pays him due respect....class
That's simply being Gary...and how he always made things appear so simple and unique.
England would have had it if the boot(hand) had been on the other foot. He was a troubled man but absolutely magic.
I dont like Lineker... but I agree. His wonderful compliments to the passed Maradona is class. Well done Gary
Class? He was a cheat…..
His going on about it for half the video... what you on about
I am 69 years old and over those years I have seen the best players, Pele, Cruyff, both Ronaldo’s, Zidane, Best, Messi, and many more, but by far the best of them all was Maradona, his talent was insane, he is the GOAT and I doubt we will see anyone like him again.
Gary Lineker, great player and such a gentleman
I agree
Extremely respectful, proud to be an Englishman, like myself. X
Maradona was a gentleman too
@@maurochinobrochero9359 By knowingly scoring with his hand and not telling the referee
Him and his ilk are what is wrong in ukstan today
The second goal from Maradona vs England absolutely the best goal ever
first goal is better
@@laoch5658 Wrong!
there is no substitution for our Diego. we miss him every moment.
I thought he died years ago.
I think the ball itself misses Diego the most.
Id love to go to Argentina and wear a #10 everyday
"A lot of England fans will never forgive Maradona for what he did. But if Gary Lineker had done it at the other end, he'd still be hailed as a hero." (Chris Waddle)
I get it's frustrating, but how many players dive in the penalty box to get a penalty kick? How is that different than the "hand of God"?
@@Julio.H.P. Everyone forgets Fenwick fouls on Maradona in the first half . Especially the one in 40th minute . This is for direct exclusion . According to the rulles a foul on 9th minute of the first half is also a red card ( start wit both feet , Batista from Uruguay received red card in the first minute of the game agaist Scotland for a similar offense ) . Not to mention all the other savage fouls on Maradona on that championship , as well as the one in Spain 1982.( Gentile -23 fouls on Maradona for just one yellow card ) or in Italy 1990. ( Cameroon ) . One more thing , in the semifinal against Belgium , Valdano scored a goal with his stomach in the 7th minute , the referee annulled him for allegedly playing with his hand . One goal against Uruguay ( Maradona ) also annuled .
@@Julio.H.P. That's exactly right
@Professor Queef I remember from Argentina 78 . I am 50 , so i knew what i'm say . On WC 1986 . i waching almost every game . I remember briliante english clubs . They dominated Europe almost all my primary scool . From 1977. to 1984. Except 1983 . vhen HSV won .Greetings from me .
Didn't England buy the 66 World Cup?
His talent was truly a gift from God..Never seen such audacious, unadulterated ability before and not sure i ever will again..R.I.P El Diego
you never saw Pele or Garincha play. Best was great with the ball too. Maradona was fantastic, no doubt!
Look up george best
No gift.....pure hours and days over and over fining there skills and there sheer determination to succeed
@@ronbonora7872 You forgot Baggio, watch RUclips clip on his goals.
@GAFOOR KA DOSTH bagio is a joke compared to pele or garincha .
Maradona was the greatest footballer ever. Period. A gracious tribute from one of English football’s finest goal scorers ever, the prolific Gary Lineker.
Galton Gabriel - You mean the greatest footballer you ever saw! Full stop.
@@wiseonwords
He was the greatest by far
My dad was 30 years old in 1986 and he actually told me the first time he heard of him was in 70s or 80s it was a youth world cup and this yugoslavian radio reporter said that we meaning Yugoslavia can beat anybody except for Argentina because there is this young man called Maradona
Maradona was great but Pele was better. Show me how many times Maradona scored with his head and he was virtually one footed
@@christaylor6502
This is a truly ridiculous statement lmfao, going by your logic tell me how many times Pele destroy defenders like maradona. He didn't score with the head because he is actually short and he did different things on the pitch and actually he scored many times with his weak foot but again, this doesn't mean anything.
Great to hear from a man who was there. Takes a great player and person like Gary to recognise genius.
well said
We love you Gary, greating from Argentina!
Gary Lineker is a top human being
Best player I've ever seen since the 70's, ridiculous talent.
He is god. Not best player. he was football god.
I was 17 when Maradona scored 2 goals against England, hes like a mini tank, the bravest the most determined player on the pitch. The final against German, the Argentines were quite relaxed cruising to victory. I also remember his first goal against Belgium was a screamer, Belgian's dirty violent tackles all over on him, he was fearless.
second goal!
Yes his second goal was the greatest goal ever scored, because of the circumstances
...and because of the beauty of it ,period
I am southamerican and really admire Lineker. Such a gentleman.
Lineker is a class act and a true gentleman.
Great comment Gary Lineker, thanks for your honest and respectful words about el D10s...👍👍🤝🙏🙏
Nice words, Gary. You have shown yourself not only as a great footie player, but also as a magnificent person.
Really like Lineker. A true gentleman and very good footballer.
Gary is exactly one month younger than Maradona, but is in admirably good shape. Kudos for that and happy to see it. Maradona is the best football player I have seen and arguably the best ever, for all the passion and epic he brought to the sport. RIP, Diego.
Gary forgives Diego because of the incredibility of the 2nd goal. And ofcourse his immense talent generally, beautiful. R.I.P Diego
Best player ever to kick a ball. Unbelievable!!
'Kick'?
Pele is the GOAT of football and the stats prove it!
@@ronbonora7872 The stats prove only he played in the greatest team.
His genius and skill will always outshine the negatives. Probably the best footballer of all time.
Great comment. Very difficult to prove who was the greatest but Diego probably had the best ball control ever. And the most skillful. For me the greatest footballer of all time.
there won't be another one like him. Thanks Diego for everything!
Such a nice guy Gary respect.
GARY LINEKER. AMAZING PLAYER. NICE VIDEO. GREETING FROM ARGENTINA.
Gary Lineker , you are a great football player .
And also a great gentleman....
You should look for the clip likely filmed in Argentina, where the pitch is just mud! with large pools of water everywhere Diego skipped past several players and sloted it past the keeper like he was playing on Wimbledon Centre Court grass.
Man, it's sad to lose people RIP Diego Maradona. You're a legend and a true baller. I must say I always enjoyed what you bring to football. Thank you legend. May God bless your soul.
I'm 45 and for me I've never seen a player better
Me too
42. The best ever. Fact.
At their best. It's Maradona, Pele, Messi and Zico. You can choose whoever you want to be your GOAT, as long as it's one of these 4 imo you're not wrong.
Messi is Maradona everyday. Maradona flopped a lot of matches. Far too many to count
@Andris Falks Zico was by far the better passer than any of them. He was a phenomenal dribbler and a prolific goalscorer.. Very similar to 2015-2019 Messi.
Lineker & Maradona were not just born on the same year they were just a month apart. Maradona was born on October 30th. Lineker born on November 30th.
Diego, quite simply, is the best we've ever seen, or will ever see grace a football pitch! R.I.P Diego, you were a magician and a total genius with the ball at your feet and thanks for the memories! D10S 🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷⚽🇦🇷
Class bloke Gary...! Sheer class man, sheer class man...his second goal made amends for the notorious goal...the most notorious goal and the most famous goal in one game...that was Armando....! From Ireland West....
It's shame, disappointing , and frustrating ..to see all, yes All the Media, everywhere around the world , from the first moment when they knew Maradona has past away , they're all started talking about the goal that he scored using his hand...
It's shame and disrespect to all of his great history ....Not Happy
True but this video was taken from 2014, disrespectul was the person who uploaded the video
I think it makes sense for someone like Lineker (as someone else said this is from 2014), who was intimately involved in that moment and doesn't use the hand of god to take away from Maradona's legacy. There's a certain segment of more conservative leaning british press that is absolutely obnoxious and would have you think that's the only goal he ever scored. I'm American, and I think though most things are framed from the perspective of English language media, our view on playing to win is far more similar to the South American style than the European one. Says more about England being sore losers than it does about Maradona.
Yeah agreed, but that’s what happened when you get caught out for cheating.
@@tiago-dz4ft I've seen recent interviews from Linekar, Butcher and Shilton in the last couple of days. All they talk about is the hand goal. They're a disgrace.
Maybe we should talk about how much gear he shoved up his nose instead
The generations after 70s and 80s cannot appreciate what talent he was, what he had to overcome on the pitch and how skilful he was with the ball. He call it the hand of god but it was like god playing not a player, people followed every move he was making in expectation of something magical and in many cases he produced magic on field. When he pass away, at the moment I heard on the TV the world just froze, suddenly everything disappeared around just the thought that was so unbelievable so crushing. Felt like someone very close to me was gone and I cried. That was Maradona’s effect on fans. He is one of the greatest of all time , I don’t wanna argue who’ s better obviously there are a few player that could be put in this category but for me personally he has no compare, his skills and iron will to win at all cost makes him the top for me. Messi is like his reincarnation and had longer spell on the top better discipline but I still stick with Maradona.
RIP Diego , we will never forget you the memories of you are part of us till we die.
Gary linekar and maradonna...both are stars
Everyone i read agrees with me in what a gentleman Gary is, no matter frontiers. I'm argentinian
The greatest Jedi of football.
Diego Maradona is a soccer myth..you can equate him with the mythical Greek warrior Achilles
@@collinbrydson1070 naaa, he was with us in the dark side as a lefty.
Lineker......ur a piece of gentlemanship....we enjoyed watching ur goal scoring ability....ur Greater than the great players....: From Maradona fan....
The pitch condition at the Azteca did not affect Diego because that's what he was used to playing on, growing up poor in Argentina. It was nothing for him
Such a gentleman, Lineker.
Lineker is probably the most honest Englishman on earth and he understands the cultural difference between Europeans and South Americans in that many players comes from the slums where every single day was a struggle to survive which meant winning at all cost even if it means having to deceive. For them, there is no shame in that. If fact, the people would admire you more for that for having the presence of mind to take advantage of the situation in order to win the game. It's something which many Argentinian have to do to survive.
Both are cheats, one take lands who not corresponds, anothers makes goals whit their hands
Speak for yourself. There is shame in cheating here, doesnt matter if you come from the slum or not. You were kinda xenophobic right now ngl. condescending af. Im south american btw
@@romulonaon4307 Britain hasn't taken any land from anyone in a hundred years
He cheated. Period. Honor and Loyalty are mostly values or have been before the decay of western European societies. Your circumstances should have nothing to do with it. Everyone can make excuses. If one is fat, they come up with big boned, slow metha... thyroid blabla. All excuses, like the circumstances Diego grew up in.
Adds the hypocrisy of 1st world countries encapsulated un England, they talk about their illegal goal that let them win their only WC or they make highlights about those "Legends"? Like some other English player said, of it's was an English player doing the exact same on The other side of the pitch, they still would phraise him as a hero
It's undoubtedly the hand,the first one, but he shows that he's genius in the second
Rest in peace genius ❤️ Greatest player ever
May his soul Rest In Peace 🙏Don Maradona you will never be forgotten 😞🙏
Gary Lineker you.are 1.
Gary Lineker was a great football player and he is a very beautiful person! I like him!
Such a gentleman Gary.
Yes , Maradona was unbelivably talented
Still crying since 1986
Gary Lineker. Great guy!
Maradona is a legend. I would have loved for him to have played in a Scottish club side.
He scored incredible goals, against many teams.
One day I bet Scottish will start building a statue To honor him...Don't know why...Wait and see
The best player of all time! Diegooooooooooo
Dear Gary, thx for ur tribute of Maradona. U are a deep humanist and have a deep empathy, thx for that.
That’s good for the soul. I am Swiss, former (modest 😂😂) professional footballer (1983-1987), and appreciate a lot Maradona...a legend...everybody speaks about the against England....but in world championships his incredible game was against Belgians…(I show this play to my two sons...so they will for ever who was Sir Diego Maradona…
A suggestion: England should posthumously give the rank of Sir Diego Armando Maradona. England, Argentina and Maradona...you are link for ever....
Take care
You absolutely right Gary , it was maradona's world cup with hand of God or without it 😄, finally Gary was great striker, right now he's great Sports programs presenter and love his TV show
very true..a lot of idiots dis him because they have no brain
What a gentleman this is
What’s forgotten in the England v Argentina game is probably the greatest goal line clearance in history too, by Olarticochea using the back of his head to deny Lineker a certain equaliser from right on the line.
Thought that was in all the way
@@mazzgoldie9149 Yeah, Lineker too. Shame, coz it would’ve been an interesting extra time if it had finished 2-2.
The hand ball a moment in time a situation and Maradona stuck his fist up,probably thinking the keeper has this ,but he wheels away in celebration as any player would,but then he says the hand of God which was brilliant, and being Irish i thought that's a direct quote to the English thatcher and co.
Dont doubt it for a second. Being Argentinian,l read that just before the match, the guy motivated the team by reminding them of "our young boys dead in battle,let's all do it for them". And he did.
Great player and person,Gary.
No words can b enough to define him Maradona was simply the finest ever. He had made no 10 as the most respected. No 10 means Maradona.
Pele made the Nr 10 the most respected number. Before him, it was a number like any other.
Thank you Gary
Great video 😊
I beg to differ, he wasn't amongst the greatest of all time.
But ( THE GREATEST) ever
No he was among the greatest. Pele was the greatest
@@christaylor6502 you obviously never played football at the professional level
@@عثمانساكو what a stupid comment. Actually I have, I would suggest you haven't any knowledge of football unless it's after 1980
@@christaylor6502 yeah.. I've heard of you...
@@christaylor6502 I agree with you. Pele was one of, if not the main, architect of three World Cup winning sides - in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Still I cry when I see tributes to this great player all the times Diego Maradona the best player
TQ Gary,i watched that game and also Maradona against Belgium,no disrespect to Pele,Best,Christiano or Messi,the amount of serious and dangerous tackles that he had to endure on the pitch is really mind boggling,he was by far The Greatest Footballer all times even on Maradona's worst day he is still better than Pele and others Thank you for the memories Maestro(RIP)
Hisham Mohamed - You're young so you don't know any better. Do some more research, lad.
Dennis,i grew up in the 60's in SG near RAF Changi Base,My late Dad was a Welshman Alan Peter Thomas,We used to spend our Weekend@ The British Officers Club opppsite Changi Beach and watched English Football in black and white TV as a young boy,so Sir i think im entitled to my view too,you have a good day Sir..
aahhhhhhhhhhhh i have nothing but RESPECT for you Gary Lineker...you are too one of the best players ever...and hear you talking like this just well fuck. you are great...now im gonna cry
Yeah I remember 1986. School boys all over the world after school finish play and would pretend they were Maradona. During that world cup school boys allover the world were talking about Maradona. He was out of this world.
Lineker is a glory of world soccer and a genius of the sport on his own right. Because he was a genius he understands genius. I feel bad for him not getting the WC in 1990 due to England not having a goalie. My respects.
“Maradona has the ball, two mark him, he touches the ball. The genius of world football dashes to the right and leaves the third and is going to pass to Burruchaga. It’s still Maradona! Genius! Genius! Genius! Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta. Gooooooooooal! Gooooooooooal! I want to cry! Dear God! Long live football! Gooooooooooal! Diegoal! Maradona! It’s enough to make you cry, forgive me. Maradona, in an unforgettable run, in the play of all time. Cosmic kite! What planet are you from? Leaving in your wake so many Englishmen, so that the whole country is a clenched fist shouting for Argentina? Argentina 2, England 0. Diegoal, Diegoal, Diego Armando Maradona. Thank you, God, for football, for Maradona, for these tears, for this, Argentina 2, England 0.”
2:1
The commentator instantly recognised what he just witnessed- a piece of magic
@@soumalya1234 It wasn't magic at all. He hand balled it and got away with it.
@Pete Mitchell lol
@@DaveyStraker the magic commentary was for the so called “Goal of the Century” it was not for not the “Hand of God” goal.
I think the biggest compliment you can pay Maradona is who were the other players in the teams he played with?
Mostly people won't know because with respect to those players he massively outshone them. Think of all the other greats who have played and you will definitely be able to name players that were world class around them that helped give those players the space to play. He did it for club and Country. He did it on the biggest stage. He was simply in his time in a league all on his own. I will never forget his performance in the 86 world Cup he literally blew away team after team and scored the greatest individual goal in a world Cup. Messi is the closest to him technically but he never achieved the international success Maradona achieved.
You are a true gentleman and great player yourself.
At least Gary is honest here, gotta give credit where it’s due .. but Maradona was some kinda special .. RIP Diego
Brilliant words from Gary - I agree with him not simply calling Maradona the greatest, there are Pele, Best and Messi in that mix too, but that second goal was surely the greatest individual goal of all time.
The greatest ever
Respect to Sir Lineker for being so objective and humble.
R.I.P Diego Armando Maradona 😞
Grazie mio capitano !
Ciao Diego 😢😢
Gary I love you, I grew up on you since I was a little boy. You are a great football player and a lovely person, thank you from the people of Israel
A thing of beauty! As an Irish man this was the greatest thing I've ever seen!!!
I am Argentinian, I love Maradona, but this man is pretty handsome :D I write on my laptop, where are the hearts?
Stand by .... they are coming. Lol !
Here's the heart:
Hi Carla!!!
I am ok with the hand of God. We have seen similar occasions every now and then as well. Henry sticking it with the hand, Juventus getting penalties out of no where, even now with VAR they somehow still get it wrong. AND, on very important matches as well. BUT, as far as this game goes, I am ok with it..just because the next Maradona goal counted for 2 anyway :) Or maybe 3...Gary is not shy of his awe towards Maradona and I admire that to a man, acknowledging the genius that Diego was. By FAR the No1, for me sharing the spot only with phenomenon Ronaldo. I remember when I saw Ronaldo first time and I had seen Maradona on his prime live as well and I was:" Holy shit..here is the new Maradona finally!!!"...
And cause with or without the hand of god Maradona was destroying English defenders, in fact he was being tackled like the whole wc and before thad goal defenders we're actually struggling to touch him without doing a foul, thir only chance to win that Game was basically injuring Maradona and taking him off the pitch cause with him theres the result was obvious no matter the details
Real gentleman
Rest In Peace Maradona the legend
The left back was Olarticoechea and he jokes with the 86 team mates, the inside joke is that he calls that "back of the head of God"
You can feel his compassion for the game
Regarding the hand of God goal, from when Diego passed the ball which was back passed by Terry Fenwick, Diego magically anticipated where the ball would end up, he made 15 yards, while all other players were ball watching, for a 5'5 player he scored a lot of goals with his head, but how on earth did he manage to get his head anywhere near a 6'2 Shilton with his arms up, ok, he added the last inch or two with his hand, but it was another piece of genius to be in that position regardless.
Diego Maradona, how you amazed and entertained 100's of millions perhaps even a Billion around the world. I only played football because you made me love the sport, and as a result I have enjoyed many years and made many life long friends, at times in life when I felt lost it was football that helped, my team mates I spoke to and team mates I helped in there time of need. I have medals and trophies and many happy memories, friends and old rivals who I sometimes see in traffic, a restaurant or super market, all because I saw Diego Maradona work magic with his feet, Argentina became my second team at every world cup and Napoli my second club. Through it all we see you still smile in this video, your tired legs once took you to highest greatest feats, then struggled to keep you steady on your feet, it saddens me that such a man died alone in his room when he influenced millions to enjoy being with so many others together on a football pitch. As a man I understand life gets tough and you get beat, so I never judged you in life's defeats, I hoped you would one day find in peace and grace us once again and give us another chapter, but no matter you gave us enough magic to last forever......Thank you Diego.
From italy, gary you are a great person
Well said Gary
Gifted Player! We wont see another Maradona in a long long time....
Forgot to mention what he did against Belgium and Germany 🙌🙌🙌🙌 simply THE GOD of football.
Love or hate Maradona, he was a true great
I’m 52 years old, and I haven’t seen any player since Diego with the natural talent he had. Best player ever.
Diego Armando Maradona the best of the best of the best of the all times
Sheer respect to Gary Lineker. He is the only english player that shows adulation for Maradona.
till date football is alive we people will always talk and hear about these two goals scored by the God of football
Si fuese por Gary, nos devuelven las Malvinas. Buen tipo. Casi aplaude al Diego en plena cancha. Gracias Diego por tanto. Gracias Gary por bancar la parada
El ingles mas querido por los argentos !!!!gary crack gracias 👏👏👏
The most fouled player in history = Diego.
The most fouled player in each match = Diego
The most fouled player in WC QF 86 = Diego
Yet Diego is the cheat and the English are Angels.
Maradona was the modern age robinhood. Absolutely justified whatever he did, specially after Falkland war. Maradona gave the English a tight slap across their face with the hand of god, then knocked them out with the goal of the century. Afterall a World Cup is definitely more valuable than some paltry island 🏝
Disagree, I think Pele was fouled just as much and in those times defenders could hit hard
1986: 53 fouls on Diego
1990: 50 fouls on Diego
1982: 23 fouls on Diego in a single match
He was not a futbol referee. He was a balon genius. Cheers.
Gary himself will go down as one greatest who played the game.
No he wont. Beardsley from that team was a better 'player'. To name others in a similar role, John Aldridge and Ian Rush.
Hand of good,that's the reason Peter Shelton became famous
😄 yeh he shouldn't complain.
*Hand of God...; *that's the reason WHY Peter Shilton became famous...