[dighton]

For those of you who don't know - diego maradona is one of the most infamous cheats in all of sporting history.

See Martin Amis’s take, beneath the first three asterisks, on cheats and Argentina.

(And thanks to RepublitarianRoger for first linking it).

[Calvin Locke]

I always thought Argentines' considered themselves to be closer to Europe than South America. But the quote

...foul means are incomparably more satisfying than fair. "It's the same in government and business. They don't just tolerate corruption. They worship corruption."

sounds like it could be the Clinton-renewed Dem party.

I don't care for soccer, so Maradona means nothing to me.

He appears to be a bitter had-been. Typical left-wing gratitude.

Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time; it isn't natural. - O. de Havilland

[Billthedrill]

Many thanks for that. Amis can really write. As for Dieguito...what a waste.

[aculeus]

Sadly this Chavez clown will do a lot of harm before he's through.

Suggested reading: The Return of The Idiot