From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

This was a year to remember and forget.

Obviously written by an American.

All non-American athletes are but a footnote

Maradonna was a cheat. Thats how he’ll be remembered.

By whom? I’m English and I remember him as the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen.

By whom? I’m English and I remember him as the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen.

Naturally you would.

I’m not a patriotic type. Some English people hate him for the Hand of God incident but I blame the keeper - slow off his line. Some patriotic Englishmen say Bobby Moore or Bobby Charlton were the best but that’s before my time. I did rate Roberto Baggio quite highly but not in the same league as Maradona.

Who do you rate as the best?

Considering the date line is New York and it’s AP yes, it’s an American. So what? Americans not allowed to write memorials?

Some English people hate him for the Hand of God incident but I blame the keeper

He knowingly broke a cardinal rule of the game and kept silent about it so his team could win. No honour. The rest if his life continued to reveal his charracter - or rather, lack of it.

By whom? I’m English and I remember him as the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen.

Naturally you would.

Maradonna was a cheat. Thats how he’ll be remembered.