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In the same quarterfinal, Diego Maradona punched the ball into the net past 6-foot goalkeeper Peter Shilton — and then ran 60 yards from his own half past the entire English defence to score what is universally considered the greatest goal ever scored. Two moments, one game, one man — and the Falklands War as backdrop.
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The entire England-Argentina 1986 quarterfinal is saturated with the Falklands War. Maradona would later write in his autobiography that it felt like beating a country, not a football team — the Argentine boys killed in the Falklands were present in his mind, and this was revenge [1] — Fin Taylor "It was like beating a country, not a football team. Although we had said before the game football had nothing to do with the Malvinas War, …" 43:31 . Two moments define the game and Maradona's legend. First, with a 5'5" Maradona outjumping 6-foot goalkeeper Peter Shilton to punch the ball into the net with his left hand — clearly visible in photographs, missed by Tunisian referee Ali Ben Nasser [2] — Fin Taylor "In the same quarterfinal, Diego Maradona punched the ball into the net past 6-foot goalkeeper Peter Shilton — and then ran 60 yards from hi…" 44:50 . Minutes later, Maradona receives the ball in his own half and runs 60 yards, beating five English outfield players and the goalkeeper in a sequence of movement the hosts describe as the goal of the century, accompanied on screen by iconic Argentine commentary. The Upshot boys reflect on the game's unique quality — England supporters were willing to admire the goal even as they hated the cheating, a cognitive dissonance that endures to this day.
Thomas's wife deferred her CrossFit career — she's in the global top 1% of athletes — to put him through law school debt-free. He wants her to chase the dream now; she wants the emergency fund and house down payment first. On a $200K lawyer income with no debt, the opportunity cost is just a few months of slower saving.
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Rico Verhoeven controlled the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion for approximately 10 rounds — and had his appeal upheld when officials admitted the fight was stopped after the bell. The result was never overturned. Rogan calls it either incompetence or corruption, and argues the money behind Usyk made an upset politically inconvenient.
Rogan lays out a blunt case: boxing's 3-judge system is structurally broken, and the judges know who the promoter wants to win. Glory's 5-judge format is the right model. Corruption doesn't have to be conscious — just knowing Usyk is the cash cow is enough to tilt the scales.
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