Kylian Mbappé: The Game Changer

Aditya Iyer

Like Maradona in 1986 and Ronaldo in 2002, Kylian Mbappé can bend a match to his will

It has won despite losing the opening match

Revisiting Don Diego’s greatest moment

A flawed genius whose flaws only add to his immortality

Playing football with Argentina

There is nothing more striking about this World Cup than the sight of Maradona in the costume of ‘the establishment’.

But for the Argentines, Maradona’s second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup was far more than just a goal. It was the revenge of a nation.

A brief introduction to the league of extraordinary sportspeople. Like Tendulkar, they are the unforgettables, possibly the inconquerables.

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