News | Soccer
16 Dec 2025 13:45
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    The Argentine football league has restarted following the country's emotional goodbye to Diego Maradona

    The Argentine football league has restarted following the country's emotional goodbye to Diego Maradona


    The main domestic competition was hastily renamed the Diego Maradona Cup, and games in the first stage of group matches kicked off across the country after a minute's applause from those present in fan-free stadiums.

    Referees wore shirts with "Gracias Diego" emblazoned on the back, and players dedicated goals to the former World Cup star who this week died from a heart attack aged 60.

    Two of Maradona's three former Argentine clubs, Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys, play each other tomorrow in what promises to be an emotional return to the field.

    FOOTBALL COVERAGE WITH PROPERTYAPPRENTICE.CO.NZ. FREE EVENTS AVAILABLE NOW.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Soccer News
     15 Dec: Coach Giancarlo Italiano believes the Wellington Phoenix have shown enough promise this season to prove he's on the right track
     15 Dec: They conceded three goals at home, but Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has more goals and a creative midfielder on his Christmas wishlist following a second successive A-League defeat
     14 Dec: Liverpool are keeping the door open for Mohamad Salah as he prepares to go on a brief secondment
     14 Dec: Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi is confident jitters are behind him at the A-League club
     14 Dec: High praise for Wellington Phoenix keeper Josh Oluwayemi
     14 Dec: Confusion in the wake of Chelsea's 2-nil home win over Everton in football's Premier League
     14 Dec: Auckland City have won the men's National Football League title with a dramatic 7-6 penalty shootout win over hosts Wellington Olympic in the final
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Could Warren Gatland be poised to return to international rugby coaching? More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    A new record median house price for Canterbury More...


     Today's News

    		 Rugby:
    Could Warren Gatland be poised to return to international rugby coaching? 13:27

     Entertainment:
    Leonardo DiCaprio tries to "disappear" for long stretches of time 13:20

     Politics:
    Communities must be central to climate adaptation strategies – 10 insights to guide national policy 13:07

     Wellington:
    One person's died in a water-related incident at Porirua's Titahi Bay on Sunday 13:07

     Law and Order:
    Police are hailing victims - who came forward after a series of sexual assaults by a former Wellington GP 12:57

     Entertainment:
    Tim Daly fell in love with Tea Leoni just "four minutes" after meeting her on the set of Madame Secretary 12:50

     Golf:
    Competing means more to Scottie Scheffler than being viewed as a face of golf 12:27

     Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow's Oscars win "felt like something immense" 12:20

     Entertainment:
    Justin Theroux and his wife Nicole Brydon Bloom are expecting their first child together 11:50

     Entertainment:
    Ozzy Osbourne felt "ready" to die shortly before he passed away 11:20

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd