Argentine soccer great Maradona, who infamously punched in the first goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals and then said it had been scored by the “Hand of God”, has become a regular fixture courtside at the ATP World Tour Finals this week.
Maradona, arguably he greatest players to kick a ball, nodded his approval throughout Federer’s 6-4 6-2 demolition of Andy Murray and afterwards the Swiss 16-times grand slam champion said he did not know who was more star-struck when the two sporting icons met face-to-face.
“Yeah, I did meet up. Everything went okay. Really relieved that everything was okay,” a smiling Federer, who met the Queen during this year’s Wimbledon championships, told reporters after chalking up his second successive Group B win.
“I’m a big soccer fan. It’s been a pleasure to meet him. I heard he’s a big tennis fan, a big fan of mine.
“I think he was almost more excited to meet me than I was to meet him, and I was very excited. It was a big pleasure.”
Date: 23.11.2010, Source: Reuters
Maradona, who infamously punched in the first goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals and then said it had been scored by the “Hand of God”.
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