Reaching the final of this year’s Euros means that, win or lose, Gareth Southgate’s England have laid the ghosts of past tournaments to rest. Maradona burst from inside his own half to skip past four England players before dummying Shilton for a second goal, wholly legal yet still more outrageous. Playing for Barcelona against Real Madrid in 1983, he found himself through on goal with only the onrushing keeper to beat. Was the “hepatitis” that laid out Maradona at Barcelona actually an STD? Balagué’s interviews put fresh legs on old hunches: was the “hepatitis” that laid out Maradona at Barcelona actually an STD?

Source: The Guardian July 11, 2021 09:56 UTC