at that tweet from gary lineker summed it allup tweet from gary lineker summed it all up well, alludingficult private life which came after his career, and gary lineker has tweeted, who of course played in that england match against argentina where there was the hand of god goal. he says, "hopefully he will find some comfort in the hands of god." we talk about the find some comfort in the hands of god.‘ we talk about the emotion- this is a live image we are showing right now from argentina where, as you can see, people are on the streets. argentina was hugely hit by coronavirus, and yet people are wanting to be out there because this country, maradona met a whole bunch. —— meanta country, maradona met a whole bunch. —— meant a whole bunch of. country, maradona met a whole bunch. -- meant a whole bunch of. yes, and there are amazing quotes from the argentinian present today. —— president today. he said that maradona had taken the country to the highest in the world, and he talks about the immense happiness that maradona brought to so many people in argentina, saying, "thank you for exist

is gary lineker said, in the hands of god now. lovely to have you both with us. next edition in half an hour so don't go away, don't leave your computers. i hope you'll join us, too. hello, i'm marc edwards at the bbc sport centre with your latest sports news. the world of sport continues to pay tribute to footballing icon diego maradona following his death, yesterday, at the age of 60. his former side napoli were in action in the europa league tonight, and they paid a special tribute to the player who broke the world transfer record at the time to join the italian club. maradona won two serie a titles at the club, something napoli had never done before or since. ll the players wore his iconic number 10 jersey in tribute before their win against croatia's hnk rijeka. napoli are planning to rename their stadium after the argentine who is perhaps most famously known for his brilliant, and controversial performance in the 1986 world cup quarter final win over england. gary lineker scored england's goal in that match and has been sharing his memories of the man. ther

you know, one player who has always been a massive fan of maradona as he's gary lineker there in the striker who played against him in that world cup, in 1906, in that game where maradona school of the hand of god go. and then, you know, the one i mentioned off was regarded by many people as one of the best post of his time and has released this statement on twitter. his tribute to diego maradona, he says that maradona was by some distance the best player of his generation. arguably the greatest of all time off to a blessed but troubled life. hopefully he'll find some comfort in the hands of god that gary lineker tribute to his personal hero diego maradona. and i'm sure we'll be hearing very many more personal tributes to a legend in the world of sport, from many other top down exporters are going to the news that this has just broken . this is a sad news now, as you outlined, he dominated international football. also, club football is he indeed the greatest footballer? we've seen. you know what i mean there are 2 current contenders. you know bobby vying for that tod's as well playin

, we've heard so many anecdotes from those that met him, played with him or against him, today gary lineker i spent three days with him filming a documentary in buenos aires and it was the most extraordinary three days. it is difficult to describe what it is like being diego maradona but i got

, we've heard so many anecdotes from those that met him, played with him or against him, today gary lineker, who made a film about maradona, shared his memories. i spent three days with him filming a documentary in buenos aires and it was the most extraordinary three days. it is difficult to describe what it is like being diego maradona but i got a little glimmer of it, a little inkling. the door was open to a little bit into his lifestyle. it was extraordinary. hundreds of people around him, he was treated like he was the messiah. in many ways he was as a footballer. he is still revered in argentina. there are hundreds of people everywhere you went with him, there was madness. he will be one of the greatest players of all time, if not the greatest player of all time. it is always impossible to compare people from different eras, we should just enjoy them for what they are, but he has to be up there. there is no question about that. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other heasdlines. next year's boat race will be held in ely on the river great ouse. the first time it hasn't been

obviously very tragic, personally tragic story and as gary lineker has been pointing out, there‘s maybepointing out, there‘s maybe just three members of that squad who have now been diagnosed with dementia. what is the link between their football careers and that dementia? i think it is going to get people worried and talking and campaigning but on a personal level it‘s just a very sad story. and that is what his wife is hoping, that it raises awareness. yes and i'm sure she is, and i think it has been no to some people for quite some time that he has dementia. it would have been apparent, or strange to many people that bobby charlton was not quoted in the tributes to his team—mate nobby stiles when he died at the end of la st nobby stiles when he died at the end of last week and because of that they have now gone public with this and it's particularly poignant because bobby's brotherjack died early year of dementia and he is britain's best loved and probably greatest footballer. so it is going to hit a lot of people hard. we will leave it there for now. hopefully a longer time at half

the former england captain gary lineker said maradona was arguably the greatest player ever. 0ur sportsnted, deeply troubled and at times simply untouchable. diego maradona played football that defined. he won't need any of them. 0h! you have to say that's magnificent! argentina against england in the 1980s world cup quarterfinal, in what was later voted the goal of the century. and yet just four minutes voted the goal of the century. and yetjust four minutes earlier maradona had become one of sport's most notorious cheats. commentator: maradona! touma two extremes. maradona had no regrets. translation: two extremes. maradona had no regrets. translationzlj two extremes. maradona had no regrets. translation: i couldn't reach it and shilton was already there. i couldn't head it so i did like that. i believe it is a craftiness. it's not cheating. tonight one of the men who failed to stop maradona that day recalled an iconic performance. as much as he treated then, the second goal was pure genius from one of the greatest footballers who ever walked the planet. maradona's spellbinding skills

you would have seen almost certainly gary lineker, talking about him earlier, who played with him anding, he never met a player who had such an affection for a football, it was like a body pa rt football, it was like a body part and as if the players trying to stop him even there. he was extraordinarily talented. it wasn't just the ball tied to have left, the ball tied to have left, the ball seemed to be an absolute pa rt ball seemed to be an absolute part of him, he could juggle it of every part of his body, but he wasn't a trickster. he could do all of the tricks, but he didn't do them 60 yards from goaljust to please the crowd, he was a little strategist. 0f the field, he didn't calculate anything, he did what he wanted to do, all of what he wanted and only what he wanted. 0n the field, he was a great strategist who put his extraordinary ability at the service of the collective. it's amazing, really deep, the love that those who played with maradona have for him, because they think they all realise that he was one of those people who, he is a giver. he wanted the team to win and he

adding certainly one day we'll kick a ball together in the sky above former england player gary lineker who was beaten by merit on his argentina in the quarter finals of the 986 world cup said by some distance, the best player of my generation. arguably the greatest of all time. hopefully you'll finally find some comfort in the hands of god. christiane, a rebel that said good bye to a friend, calling him and eternal genius and one of the best ever an unparalleled magician. and his former club napoli in italy, tweeted the world, awaits our words, but they are no words to describe the pain we're going through now is the time to grieve, real madrid managers in addition to the dances fixture, congestion is a ruining the entertainment value of football the coronavirus pandemic has squeezed the already packed schedule and rail, have several players out injured and head of the champions league game against inter milan, including captain sergio ramos. and callum benzema. midfielder luca moderate, has also complained about fixture overload in a series. it's true, there are too many games. we're

adding sydney one day will kick a ball together in the sky above for mainland player gary lineker, whowas beaten by merit on his argentine in the quarter finals of the 986 world cup, said by some distance, the best player of my generation. and on give me the greatest of all time. hopefully he'll find another and some comfort in the hands of god. cristiana, rinaldo said goodbye to a friend, calling him an eternal genius and one of the best ever an unparalleled magician. and former club not only tweeted who will await woods, but there are no words to describe the pain we're going through. now is the time to grieve. reaction coming in all the time to merit on his death. here is a list of city manager brendan rodgers, who learned of the news with these team ahead of a europa league game in portugal. the wrist something came through and the tail test before we were leaving. and of course, it's a shock when the news comes and then used your wish to reflect on him in a career. and i've always said that my maradona was an idol of mine, is a young guy. i grew up not as a player, you know what s

former england striker gary lineker said, "by some distance the best player of my generation and arguably find some #ripdiego." brazilian legend pele tweeted his sadness, saying, "i lost a great friend and the world lost a legend — certainly, one day we'll kick a ball together in the sky above." thejuve and portugal star ronaldo said he "wished he was an argentine" like maradona. and argentine compatriot ossie ardiles said, "thank dear dieguito for your friendship, for your football, sublime, without comparison. simply, the best football player in the history of football." andy swiss looks back at his life. he was once described as half—angel, half—devil, and at his best, he was out of this world. he has burruchaga to his left and valdano to his left. he won't need any of them. 0h! you have to say that's magnificent! diego maradona against england in 1986 in what was later voted the goal of the century. "he seemed to have the ball tied to his boots," said a team—mate. and yet, in the very same match, he became one of sport's most notorious cheats, the two extremes of a tempestuous talent.

gary lineker was in that england side — he remembers the impact maradona had in mexico.ot away with it, obviously. then, the second goal was a goal, i think, the greatest ever scored by anybody ever, because you have to take in the importance of the situation, the importance of the game, the fact it was the world cup quarterfinal, living similar goals, i've seen messi school in very similar, but not in the world cup quarterfinal. i think these servants up his life in many ways. england have named their side to take on wales this weekend in the autumn nations cup... george ford returns to the side. ford made his comeback from injury off the bench in the win against ireland. victory against wales would mean england finish top of group a — and go to a title decider against the winner of group b next weekend. meanwhile cardiff blues scrum—half lloyd williams will make his first wales start for four years. the back—row that will be missing justin tipuric and josh navidi — both are out through injury. before we go don't forget you can catch up with all the latest from snooker‘

how much of a nightmare was he to play against christ gary lineker almost stopped and deployed it him was looking at the tackle is coming in. in the 80s you were the tackle is coming in. in the 80s you we re allowed the tackle is coming in. in the 80s you were allowed to tackle and the italians were the best defenders in the world and they could not stop diego maradona scoring, so he's not even looking at the ball, he's looking at the tackles. that is how good he was. what do you think his legacy will be? he said football was his salvation to escape everyday life having grown up in that poor area of buenos aires. what do you think his long—term legacy will be for the world? i think you are talking about dribbling. he will be never forgotten anywhere in the world, but in argentina, he is immortal. trevor is talking about that second goal he scored against england, he was doing that, week in, week out at barcelona and napoli. people will remember him for the dribbling and no one could touch him. trevor, do you think perhaps it was the fame that contributed to some of the problems he had

should gary lineker be ironing his underpants once again?f the former tottenham and liverpool goalkeeper and we will be remembering him with another great goalkeeper, bob wilson, with his memories of the late, great ray clements. all of that coming up later. i'll be sure to be watching that, especially that segment on the great ray clements. wonderful human being as well as goalkeeper. thanks, dan. novak djokovic will face dominic thiem in the semi—finals of the atp finals in london this afternoon. world number one djokovic sealed his place in the last four after beating germany's alexander zverev, in straight sets at the o2 arena. djokovic is aiming to win the event for a record equalling sixth time, while rafael nadal, who's looking for his first, takes on daniil medvedev in the other semi. its going to be wigan against st helens, in rugby league's grand final, next friday. saints are the defending champions, and they helped on their way by a brilliant solo try from kevin naiqama he intercepts the ball from the catalans dragons and sets of

the former england striker gary lineker tweeted to say, "yet another hero of our 1966 team has been diagnosedeeply concerning. and manchester city and england forward raheem sterling said "always been very humbled in your presence. my best wishes and all my support to you and your family." lewis hamilton's victory in the emilia—romagna grand prix at imola left him on the brink of a record—equalling seventh world title and helped mercedes break yet another formula one record. they won a seventh constructors' championship in a row when he finished just ahead of his team—mate valtteri bottas. hamilton can win the drivers' title in turkey in two weeks' time, moving level with michael schumacher. we really worked hard to figure out where we wanted to go, every year, even though we've won multiple championships, every year, we continue to do the same with the same approach. and i believe we could continue for a long time if we wanted to. i know there will be multiple obstacles ahead but i'm definitely looking forward to that. manchester united's paul pogba admitted he made a "stupid mistake", and i

he has paid tribute to maradona at the start of football companies focus and we have got gary lineker i love and in a different world then maybe could have tried to become professional in that as well. so more from him on the programme, talking about fans going back to football, we have got four sets of fa ns football, we have got four sets of fans on the show, a sunderland cafe owner just outside the fans on the show, a sunderland cafe ownerjust outside the ground, a steward and... united and three of them will be in tier 3, so only one them will be in tier 3, so only one the fans are going to be able to go back to watch their team play, brentford, and i know that is something that all the fans are talking about at the moment, so glad to discuss from 12pm midday on bbc 0ne. that's right, a lot of fans are really gearing up for their return if they are allowed and are in the right tears, some clubs coming back as early as wednesday, of course, in leagues one and two and in the championship as well. thank you so much. just a charlie, for rugby union fans new zealand, versus argentina c