Pele mourns passing of fellow great Maradona
- by Florence Jennings
- in Sport
- — Nov 26, 2020
Recently, Maradona suffered from a series of health challenges, including emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma several weeks ago, before being released from the hospital earlier this month, according to ESPN.
"FC Barcelona expresses its deepest condolences regarding the death of Diego Armando Maradona, a player for our club (1982-84) and an icon of world football", Barcelona said in a statement.
"Always in our hearts".
One of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, he served as an Argentine football manager and was regarded by many around the world as one of the greatest players of all time.
Diego Maradona's death has been met with an outpouring of mourning from football fans around the world.
In the days that followed, Maradona's doctor said the outlook was good and he expected the star to make a successful recovery. "Diego, Neapolitan and Argentinian, you gave us joy and happiness".
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Famously, Maradona's career was not just studded with brilliance but also blighted by controversies on and off the field, even after he had retired.
But later in the game he scored one of the greatest individual goals in World Cup history, running the length of the pitch and dribbling past numerous England defenders before putting the ball in the net. Maradona gained 54 percent of the vote, Pele was second with 18 percent, but Federation Internationale de Football Association declared them joint winners.
Covering Diego Maradona's entire life, the series will feature three actors in the titular role: Juan Palomino (adult), Nazareno Casero (adolescent) and Nicolás Goldschmidt (child).
The City and Olympiacos teams gathered around the centre circle at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium to remember the former Barcelona and Napoli great before their game.
In 1991 he moved on to Sevilla and ended his career back at Boca Juniors.
Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora, who is from Naples, said: "He was more than a champion". While English players complained to the referees, Maradona and his Argentine teammates celebrated in joy as the goal stood. He had a brief and controversy-packed spell as Argentine national team coach from 2008 to 2010 before coaching in the Middle East and Mexico.
