 "Diego Maradona dead at 60: Tributes pour in for Argentine legend after his demise")
Tributes poured in for Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona after his demise on Wednesday. The tragic death of the 1986 World Cup winner left everyone shocked. He was 60 when he passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Buenos Aires. The 1986 World Cup witnessed the best of Maradona as he led Argentina to glory. The different traits of Diego were witnessed during the 2-1 quarterfinal win over England where he scored arguably the greatest goal of all time. In the same game he leapt in the air and scored with his hand for the infamous ‘Hand of God’. At club level, Maradona achieved success with multiple clubs but most notably with Serie A side Napoli. He led the small Italian club to the title in 1987, 1990 alongside an Italian Cup in 1987 and UEFA Cup in 1991. Such was his impact that Napoli retired his No. 10 shirt in 2000. Former football players and figures from around the world were quick to pay tribute to the former Napoli and Barcelona star, who was the manager of Argentinian club side Gimnasia at the time of his demise. The Argentine football association tweeted, “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You will always be in our hearts.”
La Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, a través de su Presidente Claudio Tapia, manifiesta su más profundo dolor por el fallecimiento de nuestra leyenda, Diego Armando Maradona.
— AFA (@afa) November 25, 2020
Siempre estarás en nuestros corazones 💙 pic.twitter.com/xh6DdfCFed
Lionel Messi, who took up the baton for the Argentine team but hasn’t achieved the same success, paid his tribute. “A very sad day for all Argentinians and for football. He leaves us, but he is not gone because Diego is eternal. I stay with all the beautiful moments I lived with him and I wanted to send my condolences to his family and friends." In the new age rivalry, a la Pele vs Maradona, Messi is pit against Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal and Juventus forward said, “Today I say goodbye to a friend and the world says goodbye to an eternal genius. One of the best ever. An unrivaled magician. He departs too soon, but leaves a legacy with no limits and an emptiness that will never be filled.” Former Brazilian great Romario also expressed his sadness. He tweeted, “My friend is gone. Maradona, the legend! The Argentine who conquered the world with the ball at his feet, but also for his joy and unique personality. I have already said a few times, of the players I saw on the pitch, he was the best.” “His passage around the world brought a lot of happiness to his country and delighted us all. I will never forget the laughs we had together. Certainly, he was never an opponent. He called me Chapolin and treated me like a brother.” “A boy, gone too soon. My hug to the Argentines, to the family. What a sadness, go with God, brother!”
Um menino, que se foi cedo demais. Meu abraço aos argentinos, à família. Que tristeza, vai com Deus, hermano!
— Romário (@RomarioOnze) November 25, 2020
Para terminar este 2020 de mierda, la peor noticia de todas.
— Mauro Boselli (@mauroboselli) November 25, 2020
Murió EL FÚTBOL.
QEPD Diego Maradona pic.twitter.com/M5wbJ2wSvh
Día muy triste para los q amamos el fútbol,No existirá otro jugador como tú Maradona. Buen Viaje Dios !🙏🏻 DEP ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wyfeyH9zv0
— JOSE MARIA GUTIERREZ (@GUTY14HAZ) November 25, 2020
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More ShortsRIP Diego Maradona ❤️ 😢 2020 continues to suck!!
— @craigforrest.bsky.social (@craigforrest1) November 25, 2020
Argentina president Alberto Fernandez has declared that there will be three days of national mourning.
Always in our hearts 💙
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 25, 2020
Ciao, Diego pic.twitter.com/I2gTWqdtdB
Mon idole est décédée,
— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) November 25, 2020
RIP Diego Armando Maradona, my first ever football shirt, the man behind my love for football
Gracias El Pibe 💔
🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Xns3Z72pxt
Gimnasia, the club Maradona was managing, changed their club logo on Twitter in tribute.
— Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (@gimnasiaoficial) November 25, 2020
Manchester City manager and a former Barcelona player and coach Pep Guardiola said, “There was a banner in Argentina, one year ago I read it. It said, ‘No matter what you have have done with your life, Diego, it matters what you have done for our lives.’ I think it expresses perfectly what this guy gave us. The amount of joy and the pleasure and his commitment for world football. He made world football better.”
Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died. By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 25, 2020
You have always given me emotions and smiles. Nothing will undo what you have done for all those who love football. Rest In Peace eternal legend.❤️🙏🏻 #Maradonahttps://t.co/wp3FoUVYZf pic.twitter.com/qvQv12qEcH
— Andriy Shevchenko (@jksheva7) November 25, 2020
“He had everything technically: Left foot, control, shooting, and he was also very lively. To avoid the assassins (on the field) in the 1970s and 80s you were better off being very, very lively, and he was a dribbler, too. He would dribble, dribble, dribble,” said former France great Michel Platini.
Privileged to have met him. Very sad news. RIP Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com/x2LcIeQPqr
— Harry Kane (@HKane) November 25, 2020
Such sad news. A true legend of the sport. RIP Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com/G0Mz4raHTj
— Dele (@dele_official) November 25, 2020
A sad day for the football world. One of the main faces in the history of the game. We will all miss you. 🙏🏽😢 Rest in peace, Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com/yDgU9cIsVw
— Jérôme Boateng (@JeromeBoateng) November 25, 2020
Football and the world of sports has lost one of its greatest players today.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 25, 2020
Rest in Peace Diego Maradona!
You shall be missed. pic.twitter.com/QxhuROZ5a5
Brazilian great Pele, who was compared with Maradona for the G.O.A.T. debate, paid his tribute, admitting he is sad to “lose friends this way”. He added: “Certainly one day we’ll kick a ball together in the sky above.”
Que notícia triste. Eu perdi um grande amigo e o mundo perdeu uma lenda. Ainda há muito a ser dito, mas por agora, que Deus dê força para os familiares. Um dia, eu espero que possamos jogar bola juntos no céu. pic.twitter.com/6Li76HTikA
— Pelé (@Pele) November 25, 2020
Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri, too, offered his condolence on Thursday.
Thanks a ton for the joy and exhilarating moments you gave us during your playing days. One man who made the ball meditate on his feet. Probably the greatest to have ever graced the game of Football. God bless your soul #Maradona pic.twitter.com/aAmn49NZ91
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 26, 2020
As also did Mithali Raj:
A big loss . One of the greatest sportspersons , an icon , a crowd puller , a champion , a legend . Diego Maradona will be etched in gold for 86’ World Cup . Rest in peace ! pic.twitter.com/plVgxWr6ZY
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 26, 2020
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