London, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) The death of Diego Armando Maradona at the age of 60 in his native Argentina is monopolizing the covers of British media, which pays tribute to the soccer player, but without forgetting the famous 'hand of God'.
The Daily Star tabloid, for example, published a snapshot of the moment when Maradona hit the ball with his left hand to outwit goalkeeper Peter Shilton and score his controversial first goal in the game that would ultimately eliminate England from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
Leaving no doubt about the resentment that many English people still have against the 'Golden Boy', there is the headline that accompanies the photo: 'Where was the VAR when we needed it most?'
The Daily Mirror also referred to the memorable phrase that Maradona pronounced at the time when the legality of the goal was questioned, and published the same photo as the Star on the cover, although the headline assures that Maradona 'is in the hands of God', a phrase that soccer player Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter on Wednesday after the news of the death of Maradona became known.
In the caption, the tabloid describes the Argentinean, who died at 60 years of age, as 'a hero, a villain, a cheat and a genius'.
The Guardian, on the other hand, detached itself from the resentment that accompanies the news in most British tabloid newspapers, and dedicates the top part of its cover this Thursday to him, with a photo in which Maradona, dressed in the shirt of Argentina's team, looks on to the horizon, next to Pele's tribute: 'I lost a friend and the world a legend.'
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Leaving no doubt about the resentment that many English people still have against the 'Golden Boy', there is the headline that accompanies the photo: 'Where was the VAR when we needed it most?'
The Daily Mirror also referred to the memorable phrase that Maradona pronounced at the time when the legality of the goal was questioned, and published the same photo as the Star on the cover, although the headline assures that Maradona 'is in the hands of God', a phrase that soccer player Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter on Wednesday after the news of the death of Maradona became known.
In the caption, the tabloid describes the Argentinean, who died at 60 years of age, as 'a hero, a villain, a cheat and a genius'.
The Guardian, on the other hand, detached itself from the resentment that accompanies the news in most British tabloid newspapers, and dedicates the top part of its cover this Thursday to him, with a photo in which Maradona, dressed in the shirt of Argentina's team, looks on to the horizon, next to Pele's tribute: 'I lost a friend and the world a legend.'
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