1986 FIFA World Cup

...coming from Ronald Koeman and Ivan Iglesias. Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2, January 1987 Fresh from winning the golden boot at the 1986 World Cup finals, Gary Lineker signed from Everton and was an immediate success at the Nou Camp, not...

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...Arab World as their lone representative. In the 1980's Algeria was one of the strongest teams on the continent and played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals and won the African Cup of Nations in 1990 at home. Since then, things have...

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...comparisons were drawn between Henry and Diego Maradona, who famously produced his 'Hand of God' moment against England at the 1986 World Cup, while commentators speculated whether his legacy would be forever sullied. Henry - who...

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...back, is the deliberate bit and that's what will taint his reputation. If you look at Diego Maradona's handball against England in the 1986 World Cup , that was not an instinctive movement. That's a cheating movement and you look at the...

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..."Hand of God," a reference to Diego Maradona's characterization of his infamous, cheating handball goal for Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup. Le Parisien: "Henry Saves France With His Hand." Le Figaro: "Henry: 'I Am Not the...

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...his legacy to be this handball?" he asked, referring to Diego Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup. France coach Raymond Domenech said he was stunned to see his team treated as guilty...

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...Henry handball leads to goal that crushes Ireland, sends France to World Cup Famous handballs include Diego Maradona's "hand of God" from 1986 World Cup Parodies show Henry as Michael Jordan; one fan torches photo of striker on...

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...slang for a Frenchman and comparing the event to another handball, the goal by Argentina's Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal. Asked afterward if he had touched the ball, Maradona said it had been guided by...

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...in Paris on Wednesday. Henry's intervention has prompted comparisons to Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal against England during a 1986 World Cup quarter-final, but many within the Irish camp have claimed privately that the incident was...

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...a brave Ireland side at Stade de France for a 2-1 aggregate playoff win. The reference to Maradona's infamous hand-made goal in a 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England came after Henry controlled the ball with his hand in a...

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