Diego Armando Maradona is dead. The Argentine died at the age of 60.
The football world is in a state of shock.
The football world mourns Diego Armando Maradona *.
The football legend died at the age of only 60.
The
cause of death
is well known, but an autopsy was ordered.
All over the world there is mourning -
Sergio Agüero also
answers.
Update from November 26th, 9.25 a.m .:
Diego Maradona
is dead. The entire world of football is in a state of shock.
In his home country
Argentina
, grief is omnipresent.
But also in
Naples
, where
Maradona
once played, people are stunned.
Maradona's daughter
Giannina
was married to the Argentine superstar
Sergio Agüero
.
Their son
Benjamin was
born in 2009,
and after five years of marriage they separated in 2013.
Manchester City's
top scorer
reached out to Twitter after Maradona's death.
He wrote: “We will never forget you.
You will always be with us.
Thank you Diego, rest in peace. "
Nunca te vamos a olvidar.
Siempre estarás con nosotros.
#GraciasDiego QEPD pic.twitter.com/gP24l3un3p
- Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) November 25, 2020
The post has already been "liked" more than 160,000 times (as of November 26, 9.25 am).
The relationship between daughter
Giannina
and father Diego was considered complicated, in the past there was even a legal dispute.
On his 60th birthday on October 30th, she posted an emotional message on Instagram.
Among other things, it said: “I am grateful for all of our mistakes and advantages.
I celebrate you, I miss you and I love you forever! "
Diego Maradona is dead: football legend dies after a heart attack
First report from November 25th, 5:40 p.m .:
Munich -
Diego Armando Maradona
has died, confirmed the Argentine association AFA.
The 1986 soccer world champion is said to have died of cardiac arrest.
As his spokesman confirmed, the 1986 world champion died of a heart attack on Wednesday less than four weeks after his 60th birthday.
As a result, an
autopsy was
ordered.
Diego Maradona dead: football icon died at the age of 60 - cause of death is probably clear
Maradona
had been operated on on November 3rd in a private clinic in Buenos Aires for a
blood clot
in the brain.
The day before,
Maradona had been
admitted to a hospital in La Plata because he was feeling unwell - and because he had been taking antidepressants for a long time.
A scan found the clot.
Maradona
was then transferred to the special clinic in the capital.
Diego Maradona, one of football's most beloved icons, has died.
Rest in peace.
pic.twitter.com/IHBVzyU7q2
- Goal (@goal) November 25, 2020
He was allowed to leave the hospital eight days later.
His personal physician Leopoldo Luque called the development of his condition "satisfactory" at this point in time.
Maradona
had turned 60 on October 30th.
His medical record was long: he suffered at least two heart attacks, contracted hepatitis and had gastric bypass surgery because he was overweight.
In addition, Maradona has received treatment several times for his drug addiction.
Diego Maradona dead: football icon died at the age of 60 - spokesman confirms cause of death
Most recently,
Maradona
was the coach of the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata football club.
His action in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals when he kicked the ball into the goal against England made him unforgettable.
He then claimed that the
"hand of God"
* was involved.
Argentina
proclaimed three days of national mourning
after the
death of
its soccer idol.
The government announced on Wednesday immediately after the news of the death of the world captain in 1986.
According to media reports,
Maradona
will receive a state funeral.
The city of Naples wants to
rename the
San Paolo stadium in "
Maradona Stadium"
.
This was declared by the Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, who also declared a day of mourning for the death of the Argentine football legend.
In several districts of Naples, the blue flags of the
SSC Naples
could be seen
on Wednesday evening
as a sign of mourning for
Maradona's death
.
Some fans showed up on the street wearing the number 10 jersey that
Maradona
wore during his time at SSC Napoli.
Maradona's
body will be laid out in the Argentine presidential palace for three days from Thursday.
This was confirmed by press spokesman Mario Huck on Wednesday evening for the AFP news agency.
"It will be at Casa Rosada, Thursday through Saturday," said Huck.
The “Pink House” is located in Buenos Aires in the Montserrat district on the central Plaza de Mayo.
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