" Football legend Diego Maradona has died "

Football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60.


Wednesday 25th November



Football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60.

The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November.

It was then announced he was to be treated for alcohol dependency.

One of the greatest players of all time, Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, producing a series of sublime individual performances.

He played for Barcelona and Napoli during his club career, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side.

Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, representing them in four World Cups.

He led his country to the 1990 final in Italy, where they were beaten by West Germany, before captaining them again in the United States in 1994, but was sent home after failing a drugs test for ephedrine.

During the second half of his career, Maradona struggled with cocaine addiction and was banned for 15 months after testing positive for the drug in 1991.

He retired from professional football in 1997, on his 37th birthday, during his second stint at Argentine giants Boca Juniors.

Having briefly managed two sides in Argentina during his playing career, Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008 and left after the 2010 World Cup, where his side were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.

He subsequently managed teams in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico and was in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima in Argentina's top flight at the time of his death.

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Sad news.

RIP.

One of the true greats. Rest In Peace.

Maradona Probably in the worlds Top 5 of all time RIP

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Of the 100s of millions of people who ever kicked a football he was one of the best A-flaw genius but loved watching him play One of those players where you would watch a game just to see him play

GARY LINEKER:

“Maradona the best player during my era and probably the greatest footballer of all time.”

The Hand of God and later drug taking incidents tarnished the reputation of an unbelievable football talent.

RIP
An unbelievable talent and later a bit of head case.

Well as my father used to say never underestimate people's ability to be ignorant and stupid as the last poster has proven. This guy was a genius more than you will ever be you cretin. RIP Diego Maradona.

A man blessed with genius who gave a lot of joy.. RIP

The Argentina vs England game in the 1986 World Cup was a classic. He absolutely destroyed England that day. One of his goals was the famous 'hand of God' but his second was one of the World Cup's greatest ever goals.

He simply went passed England's finest defenders as though they weren't there, truly magnificent to watch

The Argentina vs England game in the 1986 World Cup was a classic. He absolutely destroyed England that day. One of his goals was the famous 'hand of God' but his second was one of the World Cup's greatest ever goals.

He simply went passed England's finest defenders as though they weren't there, truly magnificent to watch

The English players still bleat on about the first goal. They need to accept that the second goal was stunning. Peter Reid and the rest left in his slip stream. Class

Great player, very sad, still young

R I P .