SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazilian football great Pele paid tribute to his fellow legend Diego Maradona on Thursday (Nov 25) on the first anniversary of the Argentine’s death at age 60. “One year without Diego. Friends forever,” Pele wrote on Instagram, posting a picture of the two of them embracing with big grins. Pele and... » read more
BUENOS AIRES • Argentina football legend Diego Maradona was suffering from liver, kidney and cardiovascular disorders but there were no signs of alcohol or narcotics consumption in his autopsy, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday. The World Cup-winning captain from Mexico 1986 died of a heart attack on Nov 25 at the age of 60.... » read more
ROME • Italian side Napoli’s San Paolo Stadium has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after the late Argentina footballer who led them to their only two Serie A titles and the Uefa Cup, the city’s council said on Friday. Maradona died in his sleep on Nov 25 after a heart attack at... » read more
NAPLES (AFP) – Napoli’s players honoured club legend Diego Maradona on Thursday (Nov 26) by stepping out onto the pitch wearing his number 10 jersey ahead of their Europa League match with Rijeka. Captain Lorenzo Insigne had earlier led the tributes alongside fans gathered outside the San Paolo Stadium before the game, Napoli’s first since... » read more
BUENOS AIRES (AFP, REUTERS) – A hearse bearing the flag-draped coffin of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona rolled through the centre of Buenos Aires Thursday (Nov 26) as thousands of fans bade him a final farewell. Amid blaring sirens and surrounded by motorcycle police outriders, the funeral cortege swept quickly through the streets around the presidential... » read more