Messi, Maradona And Moths To A Flame

Posted by Tom Dunmore on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 at 8:15 am in Diary | 3

I don’t usually comment on live action, but the moment leading up to Argentina’s fourth goal just now, with the South Korean defenders drawn like moths to Messi’s flame, reminded me of this classic Diego Maradona photo:

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By Tom Dunmore

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3 Comments

1. 

   Micah

   June 17, 2010 • 11:38 am

   Belgium is weak!
2. 

   Kadir

   June 17, 2010 • 2:45 pm

   Heheh, very nice photo. I like it. By the way Messi is great.
3. 

   Oliver

   August 11, 2010 • 10:29 am

   This is Maradona’s all-time best photo. The shell-shocked looks on the Belgians’ faces is priceless. By this point in the match, they are at a loss as to how to deal with him. Maradona was fearless and prepared to take on and defeat any team on his own.