The Athletic | Football(@TheAthleticFC):Argentina vs. England is a rivalry built around emotions, tensions, controversies and bitter feuds. On the pitch, it revolves around the World Cup quarter-finals in 1986 in which Diego Maradona scored perhaps the most controversial and then the most beautiful goal in the competition’s history in the space of four minutes. But the enmity dates back to 1966 — Argentina players described as “animals” by England manager Alf Ramsey after a bad-tempered World Cup quarter-final. There was no fewer than 56 fouls in 90 minutes. 📝 @OliverKay, @JamesHorncastle & @AdamCrafton

2026.07.15 13:31

Argentina vs. England is a rivalry built around emotions, tensions, controversies and bitter feuds. On the pitch, it revolves around the World Cup quarter-finals in 1986 in which Diego Maradona scored perhaps the most controversial and then the most beautiful goal in the competition’s history in the space of four minutes. But the enmity dates back to 1966 — Argentina players described as “animals” by England manager Alf Ramsey after a bad-tempered World Cup quarter-final. There was no fewer than 56 fouls in 90 minutes. 📝 @OliverKay, @JamesHorncastle & @AdamCrafton_ 🔗