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Maradona dead, Pirlo: ‘The God of Football leaves us’
Maradona dead, Pirlo: ‘The God of Football leaves…
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo mourns Diego Maradona’s death: ‘The God of football leaves us.’ Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo is one of the first people in World Football to mourn the death of Diego Armando Maradona who died today aged 60. “The God of football leaves us, thanks for everything Diego,” Pirlo wrote on Twitter. The […]
Football and beyond mourns Maradona
Football and beyond mourns Maradona
The world of football and beyond has paid tribute to Diego Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60. Maradona, who won the Scudetto twice with Napoli during his time at the San Paolo, suffered a cardiac arrest in his native Argentina. He had also recently undergone brain surgery. His death led […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s message for Maradona
Cristiano Ronaldo’s message for Maradona
Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo says Diego Maradona is an eternal genius: ‘Today I say goodbye to a friend.’ The Portuguese forward reacted to Maradona’s death with a message on social media. The Napoli legend suffered a cardiac arrest and died today aged 60. “Today I say goodbye to a friend and the world says goodbye […]
Pele pays Maradona tribute
Pele pays Maradona tribute
Pele has paid tribute to Diego Maradona after the former Napoli and Argentina forward died on Wednesday at the age of 60. Maradona passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in his native Argentina. Pele, frequently mentioned alongside Maradona as the two greatest players in the history of football, offered his condolences to Maradona’s family. […]
Coppa: Parma and Empoli go through
Coppa: Parma and Empoli go through
Parma will face Lazio in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 after beating Serie B side Cosenza 2-1, but Empoli beat Brescia by default to set up a fixture with Napoli. The Ducali had opened the scoring after 13 minutes with Juan Brunetta’s debut goal for the club, unleashing a right-foot finish after the Andreas […]
Diego Maradona dead: all the messages
Diego Maradona dead: all the messages
Napoli and Argentina legend Diego Maradona died today aged 60 after a cardiac arrest. Messages to pay tribute to one of the best footballers of all time have arrived thick and fast through social media. His former club Napoli were one of the first ones to mourn his death: “What words could we use to […]
Messi: Maradona is eternal
Messi: Maradona is eternal
Lionel Messi has sent his condolences to the family and friends of Diego Maradona after the former Napoli forward passed away on Wednesday. Maradona passed away after a cardiac arrest at the age of 60 and Messi was among the numerous figures from football to pay tribute to the two-time Scudetto winner, as did the […]
Milan squad list for Lille: Hauge to start?
Milan squad list for Lille: Hauge to start?
Milan are travelling to Lille without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Rafael Leao and Alexis Saelemaekers and according to Sky Sport Jens Petter Hauge will get his first start for the Rossoneri this season. Ibra, Leao and Saelemaekers have picked up injuries and are not available to play against Lille on Thursday. The Swede expects to […]
Diego Maradona has died
Diego Maradona has died
It is now confirmed that Diego Armando Maradona suffered a cardiac arrest today and has died aged 60. Argentine newspapers Clarin and Ole claim the World Cup winner suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest on Wednesday morning local time in the town of Tigre. He had only turned 60 on October 30 and was released from hospital […]
Tribute: Ho visto Maradona
Tribute: Ho visto Maradona
Following his tragic death at the age of 60, Football Italia looks back at how Diego Armando Maradona became so more than a player for Napoli fans. Maradona reached the peak of his career in Serie A with Napoli from 1984-91, winning their only two Serie A titles. The most famous song chanted by fans […]