‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:44 GMT

Decades after the Falklands war and Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, the fixture is once again being discussed as far more than a gameWhen Argentina’s national football team burst into the dressing room after beating Switzerland 3-1, they celebrated by singing The Fourth Star, the country’s unofficial World Cup anthem.“For Malvinas, for Diego,” Lionel Messi and his teammates chanted, invoking both the Falkland Islands – known as Islas Malvinas in Argentina – and their football legend Diego Maradona. Continue reading...

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