{"id":38981,"date":"2020-11-29T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T15:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=38981"},"modified":"2020-11-29T12:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T16:00:54","slug":"the-whole-world-bashes-the-brits-for-their-despicable-treatment-of-maradonas-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=38981","title":{"rendered":"The Whole World Bashes the Brits for Their Despicable Treatment of Maradona’s Tragic Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Truly disgusting’: England’s response to Maradona tragedy slammed<\/h1>\n

Andrew Reid
\nYahoo! Sport<\/p>\n

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British media’s response to Maradona’s death has left fans outraged. Pic: Getty\/Twitter<\/p><\/div>\n

Football fans have been left outraged by sections of the British media, over their reporting of Diego Maradona’s death.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0tragic passing of the Argentine legend<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has rocked the sporting world, with social media inundated with tributes to the 60-year-old viewed by many as the greatest player the game has ever seen.<\/p>\n

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The spotlight on Maradona shone almost as bright off the field as it did on, for the incomparably talented forward.<\/p>\n

Controversy seemed to go hand-in-hand with Maradona’s genius, with his infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, etched into footballing history.<\/p>\n

So too, the ‘goal of the century’ that followed and Argentina’s famous World Cup triumph that came off the back of his brilliance.<\/p>\n

Following his tragic passing, the sporting world has been paying tribute to one of, if not the greatest player to have graced a football pitch.<\/p>\n

In England, however, several tabloids have opted to dwell on the negativity surrounding the player, rather than pay respect to his unquestionable football genius.<\/p>\n

Fury over British media\u2019s Maradona reporting<\/h2>\n

The Daily Star has come under arguably the heaviest criticism, after leading with a front page image of Maradona’s infamous goal, with the headline: \u201cWhere was VAR when we needed it most?\u201d<\/p>\n

The front page also contains a subjective and unnecessary statement about him being the “second greatest footballer to ever grace this earth\u201d, along with a disrespectful line about his ‘Hand of God’ goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he was a cheat. But WHAT a bloody amazing cheat he was,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n

The Daily Express – while arguably not as inflammatory – still decided to make light of his death with a front page that read: “RIP: The eternal, flawed genius… now safe in the hands of God.”<\/p>\n

The British media’s treatment of the legendary figure’s death has sparked outrage on social media.<\/p>\n

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