Diego Maradona death anniversary: Fans celebrate the glorious career of the Argentine football legend: It has now been a year since Diego Armando Maradona’s demise. The sporting world came to standstill when they heard the news for the first time. Widely known as ‘El Diego’ for his exceptional skills and am illustrious career in football. He was far from the ideal football, he always had his own rules and regulations. Just as they say there is always a method to the madness. Maradona’s mind-blowing skills on the pitch were enough to leave people drooling, they hardly cared about his controversies. But as he climbed up the ladder in football his brilliance was often overshadowed by the gossips surrounding his personal life.
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But even after he is gone, fans remember him mostly for his languid elegance on the field and that South American panache that he brought to the game. He has won almost everything and has played for some of the top European clubs. The legacy that he has left behind will surely inspire a lot of young kids to take up football.
The Argentine world champion, also known as ‘Pelusa’ for his once flowing mane and ‘D10S’ – a play on the word for ‘God’ in Spanish and his famous no. 10 jersey – died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60 due to cardiac arrest.
Born in a humble neighbourhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Maradona became an icon to many in Argentina and around the world. He was a cult hero in Napoli, Italy, where he helped drive an underdog team to domestic and European glory.
The player has been immortalized with murals and statues, as well as tattoos. Children – boys and girls – have been named after him.
“Diego made us feel so many things,” Ezequiel Rossi, a 34-year-old teacher in Argentina, told Reuters this week.
“It was wonderful, seeing this kid who started with nothing and suddenly had everything. He made us dream and imagine that we could also do great things.”
Italian club Napoli, which he led to Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990, will play three November games wearing shirts with black and white images of a young Maradona. Two of his other clubs, Barcelona and Boca Juniors, will compete in a ‘Maradona Cup.’
Diego Maradona death anniversary: Fans celebrate the glorious career of the Argentine football legend
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