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Maradona's Two Iconic World Cup goals vs. England, Escobar's Fatal Own Goal, and Joe Louis beat Max Schmelling - This DiSH for June 22

9 min · 22. juni 2026
episode Maradona's Two Iconic World Cup goals vs. England, Escobar's Fatal Own Goal, and Joe Louis beat Max Schmelling - This DiSH for June 22 cover

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In 1986, Argentina's Diego Maradona scored his 'Hand of God' goal and his 'Goal of the Century' in a 2-1 win against England. In 1994, Columbia's Andres Escobar scored an own goal in a 2-1 loss to the US. He was murdered on the streets of Medellin a few weeks later because of it. In 1938, American Joe Louis knocked out German Max Schmelling in a rematch.

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