Messi pays tribute to Maradona with the celebration of the goal, and what else happened

Messi honors Maradona, the Spaniard boycotts the minute of silence and Mourinho is a pony

The death of Diego Armando Maradona will once again be a topic in many places during the weekend. What also caught my attention: a dozen small and large football stories.

Tribute to Messis

Lionel Messi scored the goal in FC Barcelona’s 4-0 home win against Osasuna. After the beautiful goal, the Argentine took off his jersey and presented himself in a red and black Newell’s Old Boys jersey:

Messi played for the club from his native Rosario until he moved to Barcelona at age 13. Maradona was also briefly under contract with Newell’s Old Boys when he returned to Argentine club soccer in 1993 after many years in Europe. The jersey Messi showed to the world was allegedly worn by Maradona himself in a match before giving it to his successor Messi many years later.

Good intentions or not: According to the regulations, Messi saw a yellow card for removing his shirt while celebrating the goal. The referee was there but not well: “When I reached into my pocket to pick up the card, my heart ached. I was just doing my job. But I think FIFA should adapt this rule. “

When they saw after the game where Lionel Messi was during the game, it was amazing. “It looks like a goat,” commented one fan, referring of course to the “GOAT”, the “greatest of all time.” Although this heat map reminds me of a poodle.

Ballermann Griezmann

Barcelona’s 2-0 was achieved by Antoine Griezmann. The world champion has had tough weeks, but now he’s getting better and better. With a brutal direct descent from 18 meters, the Frenchman scored his third goal in the last four games:

Dalma Maradona’s tears

The Newell’s Old Boys played for Boca Juniors, Maradona’s favorite club. Daughter Dalma looked in her box at the Bombonera and cried bitter tears after Boca’s first goal. Edwin Cardona hit a free kick into goal, after which the Boca players celebrated by dropping a Maradona jersey in front of their area. Not all of them appeared with their own name on the shirt, they all read, of course: Maradona.

Trauernder Rivals

Nothing captivates Argentina like the duel between archrivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. And nothing unites Argentina like love and these days the duel for Diego Maradona. Before the match between River and Rosario Central, the players formed the mythical jersey number 10:

Naples at Spezialtrikots

Outside of Argentina, the pain is probably no greater than in Naples. After all, “El Pibe de Oro” led SSC Napoli to their only two championship titles against the big, wealthy clubs of northern Italy. Before, during and after the 4-0 victory over AS Roma, Diego Maradona was present. Napoli played with shirts reminiscent of those of the Argentine national team and the minute of silence was not observed before kick-off, but after ten minutes, in memory of Maradona’s number. In keeping with the occasion, Lorenzo Insigne hit a remarkable free kick to make it 1-0 in Roma’s goal.

“All Blacks” adopt Diego

Before the final match of the Tri-Nations series against Argentina, the New Zealand rugby team also remembered Diego Maradona. Sam Cane, the captain of the “All Blacks”, left his team’s iconic black jersey with Maradonas’s name and number 10 before his team made it to the haka.

Subsequently, New Zealanders’ sympathy for the “Pumas” was limited. They won 38-0 in exchange for the first loss to Argentina, which they suffered two weeks ago.

Protest against the minute of silence

The world has heard little or nothing from soccer player Paula Dapena, but now she is the center of attention. Because she did not stay still, but because she sat down when there was a minute of silence for Diego Maradona. «Recently, on the day of the elimination of gender violence, this gesture was not made. And if there is not a minute of silence for the victims, I am not willing to do it for an aggressor, “said the player from the third division club Viajes Interrias, according to the newspaper” Marca “, explaining her actions. “I said that I refuse to observe the minute of silence of a rapist, pedophile and criminal and that I have to sit on the ground and turn around.” Dapena and her colleagues lost the game 0:10.

The juice runs out in Malta

At the exact moment a sanction is executed, a power outage occurs over much of the Mediterranean island of Malta. You can find the full story here.

Mourinho is a pony

The slogan “Rode yesterday, already with fries today” on a billboard for a butcher in Aargau caused a sensation over the weekend. José Mourinho also has it with horses, at least with the small version. Following the disappointing 0-0 win over Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur remains the Premier League leader, but Mourinho rejected all title dreams:

Jiménez’s accident

If Tottenham is a pony, what are Arsenal’s arch rivals? A cat that thinks it is a horse? The Gunners conceded their third consecutive home loss, 1: 2 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lobos-Mexican Raúl Jiménez could do little to help. After a violent collision with David Luiz, he had to be treated in the field for a long time and taken to hospital. From there, the go-ahead was later given: Jiménez is doing well so far.

Seferovic becomes a baby Jesus

Nice gesture from Haris Seferovic. The Swiss international and his wife Amina have announced that they will give gifts to the children of various orphanages in Lisbon. And they call on socially disadvantaged people to get in touch with them to receive something from the Baby Jesus in Sursee. “This year was a difficult year for many people,” writes Seferovic’s partner. “We would like to make ten of you happy for Christmas. Maybe you or your children need something badly or have wanted something for a long time. “

I have one more

Many things happened again in one of the great derbies in Istanbul:

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