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BBC: Maradona statue in Kolkata – When football sculptures go wrong!

While Kolkata is celebrating the visit of Argentinian legend Diego Maradona, the statue of the former No.10 which was unveiled in the city of joy yesterday has become global ridicule with people asking, why do statues of footballers have to go so wrong. The sad part is that such a …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Argentina legend Diego Maradona at his trophy unveiling!

Argentinian legend Diego Armando Maradona was at the Sreebhumi Sporting Club in Kolkata on Monday, where he was greeted with love, aura, emotion and elegance. A 12 feet statue of Diego Maradona’s World Cup winning moment of 1986 was unveiled by the legend himself.

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First ever AIFF Women’s Grassroots Leaders Course conducted in West Bengal!

An AIFF Women’s Grassroots Leaders Course under the FIFA Live Your Goals programme was conducted between December 6 to December 8 at the Delhi Public School in Howrah, West Bengal. This was the first ever Women’s Grassroots Leaders Course conducted in West Bengal with the first female footballer Arjuna Awardee …

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VIDEO – HT: Statue of Diego Maradona unveiled in Kolkata!

After the recent debacle over Cristiano Ronaldo’s odd-looking statue earlier this year, it seems that another football legend has received similar treatment. Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was immortalised in bronze in Kolkata on Monday. Although the likeness to the 1986 World Cup hero was…questionable at best. Maradona was given …

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VIDEO – HT: Diego Maradona arrives in Kolkata ahead of charity match against Sourav Ganguly!

Diego Maradona touched down in Kolkata on Sunday evening ahead of a three-day visit, which will include playing a charity football match against former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday, December 12. Maradona, always a larger than life character, didn’t let down the awaiting crowd and media, happily stepping …

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Liverpool FC & Western Union host free football clinics for Underprivileged Children in Mumbai!

English Premier League giants Liverpool Football Club and Western Union, a leader in global payment services and an Official principal Partner of Liverpool FC, invited local underprivileged children to take part in a free football clinic on Sunday at St. Andrews, Bandra in Mumbai, as a part of LFC World …

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