World Football great Diego Maradona dead at 60In this file photo taken on September 10, 2018 Argentine legend Diego Maradona gestures during his first training session as coach of Mexican football club Dorados, at the Banorte stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico. Buenos AiresArgentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced Wednesday. The life of the divine footballing talent that was Diego Armando Maradona has been marked by wild highs and lows. Hand of GodThe highs were crowned by his performances when he captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In 2000, world football authority FIFA ran an online Player of the Century poll.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2020 17:26 UTC