Maradona Goal of the Century - Víctor Hugo Morales commentary - Argentina-England 2-1 1986
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as the best commentary of the goal, in Spanish, usually after Maradona's death or in discussions of remarkable goals.
What it is
Victor Hugo Morales's famous radio commentary of Maradona's second goal against England at the 1986 World Cup. The emotional call is for many Argentines inseparable from the goal itself.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2017 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends lordnacho · 2020-11 · on “Diego Maradona has died”
Best commentary of that goal is in Spanish: [this video] The ease with which he played, and lived, was the stuff of legend. There's something tragic in it as well, since it probably contributed to his early passing.
Cites Cyph0n · 2017-12 · on “Concussion doctor says he found CTE in living NFL player”
I'm not very familiar with football either, but I can say that OP is heavily exaggerating and probably not familiar with sports history at all. Heck, I'm not huge sports fan, I can come up with half a dozen more impressive feats in sport off the top of my head. * Beamon's long jump record in 1968 Olympics: [LINK] * Maradona's goal of the century: [this video] * Zidane CL final, won Real Madrid its 9th CL title: [LINK] * O'Sullivan, fastest 147[1] in history (snooker = 4D chess in my opinion): [LINK] * Sotomayor's high jump world record in 1988 Olympics (his lowest time and still 0.01 m higher than anyone else since then!): [LINK] * Usain Bolt [1] 147 is the maximum number of points you can get in
Cites gus_massa · 2020-11 · on “Diego Maradona has died”
In case someone has not seen the second goal against England in 1986 Original footage: [this video] An interview many years later: [LINK]
Cites wslh · 2022-12 · on “Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82”
It is impossible to predict but we can talk about the past: Messi is Argentinian and Maradona too. A goal like this will be difficult to see in the future: [this video]