Diego Maradona, one of football’s greatest talents, has died at the age of 60.
\nThe Argentine suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.
\nA World-Cup winning captain in 1986, Maradona gripped the footballing public around the globe with a flair and panache rarely seen before.
\nHe represented his country across four World Cups, and a total of 91 games, scoring 34 times in the process.
\nAt club level he will be most fondly remembered for his time at Napoli, delivering two Serie A titles to the Naples club that was barely staving off relegation when he arrived.
\nHigh profile spells at Barcelona and Boca Juniors made him a household name.
\nMuch loved in the UAE, Maradona spent time a coach of Al Wasl, and latterly Fujairah,\u00a0 as part of a managerial career that also included a two year stint leading his county.
\nThe sporting world has been quick to pay tribute to\u00a0an icon who transcended sport to become a global megastar, here’s a round up from social media.
\nA rival for so many years, Pele bid farewell to ‘a great friend’<\/p>\n
Que not\u00edcia triste. Eu perdi um grande amigo e o mundo perdeu uma lenda. Ainda h\u00e1 muito a ser dito, mas por agora, que Deus d\u00ea for\u00e7a para os familiares. Um dia, eu espero que possamos jogar bola juntos no c\u00e9u. pic.twitter.com\/6Li76HTikA— Pel\u00e9 (@Pele) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
There are simply no words in Naples…<\/p>\n
The world awaits our words but there are no words to describe the pain we're going through. Now is the time to grieve.Diego ? pic.twitter.com\/40TTOIDNQ4— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Barcelona opened up the archives….<\/p>\n
?? \u00a1??? ??????, ?????! pic.twitter.com\/AlhKcVsYUF— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Boca Juniors gave thanks,<\/p>\n
Eternas gracias. Eterno Diego. pic.twitter.com\/SZVNOJnZ1j— Boca Jrs. Oficial (desde ?) (@BocaJrsOficial) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Gary Lineker, on the wrong end of the Hand of God in 1986, shared a video of himself with Maradona<\/p>\n
Always a delight to be in his company. ?? https:\/\/t.co\/SfTo8SLqlR— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Here at Sport360\u00a0we went through the archives to unearth this video of him talking about his other goal in that quarter-final in Mexico City<\/p>\n
One of football's most iconic moments, in his own words#RIPDiego pic.twitter.com\/YgEjQ1Q1H1— Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Al Wasl – where he managed from 2011-12 paid tribute<\/p>\n
\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0627\u064b \u0623\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0637\u0648\u0631\u0629 ???#\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0648\u0646\u0627 #Maradona pic.twitter.com\/rsFFO4Hg7m— AlWasl SC (@AlWaslSC) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
UEFA president Aleksander \u010ceferin: "I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Diego Maradona, one of world football\u2019s greatest and most iconic figures. He achieved greatness as a wonderful player with a genius and charisma of his own." pic.twitter.com\/BYGWL2sNFZ— UEFA (@UEFA) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Privileged to have met him. Very sad news. RIP Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com\/x2LcIeQPqr— Harry Kane (@HKane) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Feliz cumplea\u00f1os Diego! Que nunca te falte la salud y el amor de tus afectos. Brindo en tus 60 a\u00f1os dese\u00e1ndote toda la felicidad del mundo! \u26bd\ufe0f??\u2764\ufe0f #DIE60 pic.twitter.com\/cBYhdIhAVJ— Gabriel Batistuta (@GBatistutaOK) October 30, 2020 <\/p>\n
Hoje despe\u00e7o-me de um amigo e o Mundo despede-se de um g\u00e9nio eterno. Um dos melhores de todos os tempos. Um m\u00e1gico inigual\u00e1vel. Parte demasiado cedo, mas deixa um legado sem limites e um vazio que jamais ser\u00e1 preenchido. Descansa em paz, craque. Nunca ser\u00e1s esquecido.?? pic.twitter.com\/WTS21uxmdL— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi) <\/p>\n
RIP Legend. You will stay in the history of football forever. Thanks you for all the pleasure you gave to the whole world ????\u2764\ufe0f A\u00cfE A\u00cfE A\u00cfE F*CKING 2020 ??? pic.twitter.com\/8xc1CDKDg2— Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (@KMbappe) November 25, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diego Maradona, one of football\u2019s greatest talents, has died at the age of 60.
\nThe Argentine suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.
\nA World-Cup winning captain in 1986, Maradona gripped the footballing public around the globe with a flair and panache rarely seen before.
\nHe represented his country across four World Cups, and a total of 91 games, scoring 34 times in the process.
\nAt club level he will be most fondly remembered for his time at Napoli, delivering two Serie A titles to the Naples club that was barely staving off relegation when he arrived.
\nHigh profile spells at Barcelona and Boca Juniors made him a household name.
\nMuch loved in the UAE, Maradona spent time a coach of Al Wasl, and latterly Fujairah,\u00a0 as part of a managerial career that also included a two year stint leading his county.
\nThe sporting world has been quick to pay tribute to\u00a0an icon who transcended sport to become a global megastar, here\u2019s a round up from social media.
\nA rival for so many years, Pele bid farewell to \u2018a great friend\u2019<\/p>\n
Que not\u00edcia triste. Eu perdi um grande amigo e o mundo perdeu uma lenda. Ainda h\u00e1 muito a ser dito, mas por agora, que Deus d\u00ea for\u00e7a para os familiares. Um dia, eu espero que possamos jogar bola juntos no c\u00e9u. pic.twitter.com\/6Li76HTikA\u2014 Pel\u00e9 (@Pele) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
There are simply no words in Naples\u2026<\/p>\n
The world awaits our words but there are no words to describe the pain we're going through. Now is the time to grieve.Diego ? pic.twitter.com\/40TTOIDNQ4\u2014 Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Barcelona opened up the archives\u2026.<\/p>\n
?? \u00a1??? ??????, ?????! pic.twitter.com\/AlhKcVsYUF\u2014 FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Boca Juniors gave thanks,<\/p>\n
Eternas gracias. Eterno Diego. pic.twitter.com\/SZVNOJnZ1j\u2014 Boca Jrs. Oficial (desde ?) (@BocaJrsOficial) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Gary Lineker, on the wrong end of the Hand of God in 1986, shared a video of himself with Maradona<\/p>\n
Always a delight to be in his company. ?? https:\/\/t.co\/SfTo8SLqlR\u2014 Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Here at Sport360\u00a0we went through the archives to unearth this video of him talking about his other goal in that quarter-final in Mexico City<\/p>\n
One of football's most iconic moments, in his own words#RIPDiego pic.twitter.com\/YgEjQ1Q1H1\u2014 Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Al Wasl \u2013 where he managed from 2011-12 paid tribute<\/p>\n
\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0627\u064b \u0623\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0637\u0648\u0631\u0629 ???#\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0648\u0646\u0627 #Maradona pic.twitter.com\/rsFFO4Hg7m\u2014 AlWasl SC (@AlWaslSC) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
UEFA president Aleksander \u010ceferin: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Diego Maradona, one of world football\u2019s greatest and most iconic figures. He achieved greatness as a wonderful player with a genius and charisma of his own.” pic.twitter.com\/BYGWL2sNFZ\u2014 UEFA (@UEFA) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Privileged to have met him. Very sad news. RIP Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com\/x2LcIeQPqr\u2014 Harry Kane (@HKane) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
Feliz cumplea\u00f1os Diego! Que nunca te falte la salud y el amor de tus afectos. Brindo en tus 60 a\u00f1os dese\u00e1ndote toda la felicidad del mundo! \u26bd\ufe0f??\u2764\ufe0f #DIE60 pic.twitter.com\/cBYhdIhAVJ\u2014 Gabriel Batistuta (@GBatistutaOK) October 30, 2020 <\/p>\n
Hoje despe\u00e7o-me de um amigo e o Mundo despede-se de um g\u00e9nio eterno. Um dos melhores de todos os tempos. Um m\u00e1gico inigual\u00e1vel. Parte demasiado cedo, mas deixa um legado sem limites e um vazio que jamais ser\u00e1 preenchido. Descansa em paz, craque. Nunca ser\u00e1s esquecido.?? pic.twitter.com\/WTS21uxmdL\u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2020 <\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi) <\/p>\n
RIP Legend. You will stay in the history of football forever. Thanks you for all the pleasure you gave to the whole world ????\u2764\ufe0f A\u00cfE A\u00cfE A\u00cfE F*CKING 2020 ??? pic.twitter.com\/8xc1CDKDg2\u2014 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (@KMbappe) November 25, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1859"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1861,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859\/revisions\/1861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}