‘Leo has surpassed Diego’: after two decades Argentina embraces Messi

The little maestro has hitherto lived in the shadow of Maradona who has for so long coloured the soul and defined the passion of football in Argentina It is time to consign Diego Maradona’s Hand of God to a museum piece. For 40 years that moment and...

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What happened: The little maestro has hitherto lived in the shadow of Maradona who has for so long coloured the soul and defined the passion of football in Argentina It is time to consign Diego Maradona’s Hand of God to a museum piece. For 40 years that moment and...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Football via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/leo-has-surpassed-diego-after-two-decades-argentina-embraces-messi