Comments on: Savagery… 25 Years Later.

By: mattio23

mattio23 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:30:59 +0000

phil shoen is illiterate when it comes to the basics of the game, garbage

By: elisaFF

elisaFF — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:30:01 +0000

Yes the boots in the case is disgusting. But Maradona's retaliation is brutal as well. The dark side of the game I am afraid. Let us try not to glorify the whole hideous memory.

By: Juan

Juan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:54:52 +0000

Eilsa, the boots in the case. Come on. Maradona is no saint, but to consider it a ¨symbol of both sides of football¨. Also it was the 25th anniversary of the tackle. But based on everything you read, it seems like world football has changed a whole deal.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:56:52 +0000

I don't know where you got that bit about Maradona trying to calm things (just reading it doesn't make sense… Maradona never tried to calm anything in his LIFE) It is well known that Maradona spent the entir match trash talking to Andoni (and Andoni's mother…) Let's not make sinners out of saints nor saints out of sinners… We all know Maradona was NEVER about fairplay.

By: elisaFF

elisaFF — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:22:36 +0000

Bilbao has always played a very physical style of football. I do not condone the horrific tackle, but per norm the media sensationalizes the tackle and the entire situation. Trying to make a story out of anything. Andoni apologized, let's move on.

By: carl

carl — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:09 +0000

Really interesting reading about a famous (or should I write in-famous) tackle! Really horrible.. This tackle sends a shiver down my spine every time I see it.
But why no comments about Maradona kicking a lying man in the head to unconsciousness in the video from the brawl after the Copa del Rey-final? That kick is extremly nasty..