In his death, Maradona underlined the fact that he continued to remain an emotion in an Indian province, 16,500 km away from his birthplace and the city where he was laid to rest.
Diego Maradona, the prodigal Son of God, who was God for us mere mortals, ruled the world with his left leg. And probably got just one help from God, that goal against England where the referee erred.
Asif Kapadia succeeds in painting a pretty well-rounded picture of Diego Maradona in the documentary, without falling prey to the folly of looking at the man purely in terms of his career in football.
Chuni Goswami would come home as a footballer, have dinner and get up the next morning as a cricketer. It came naturally to him.
A school’s ground lit up with floodlights is rekindling the Valley's love for football.
He even watched the FIFA world cup in 2007, hosted by Germany as part of a parliamentary delegation, discussing football with Maradona.
The sportsman brought to light the double standards when it comes to discrimination.
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Hina Das, the daughter of a humble rice farmer, could be an Olympic champion of the future offers some hope for Indian sports.
As great teams tumbled out of the football World Cup, humanity won in a cave in Thailand.
Even when nationalities, colour and religion divides, Football finds a way to bring people together.
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