He was football’s archetypal troubled genius, a world-beating player whose life and career scaled the most dazzling heights but also plumbed the darkest depths. - AFP story from Buenos Aires
..he was not a squeaky clean idol like Pele, and made little attempt to hide his fiery personality and many vices.
No controversies could overshadow his talents on ground which was supernatural.
"I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend. One day, I hope, we will play soccer together in the sky."
-Pele on Maradona
(Reuters) - World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who died on Wednesday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him.
Maradona possessed sublime skill and led a troubled personal life. - 'The Guardian'
#Maradona won the #WorldCup with #Argentina in 1986, having knocked #England out of the tournament in a match which saw him score the infamous #HandofGod #goal and another - widely considered to be one of the greatest goals of all time.
My hero no more ..my mad genius rest in peace ..I watched football for you..
Saurav Ganguly
In 1994 he was thrown out of the World Cup in America after failing a drugs test, before retiring from football in 1997.
After Maradona retired in 1997, he went into coaching and managed the Argentina national team between 2008-2010.
Argentina's president has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Diego Maradona
"Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died. By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego". - Gary Lineker, an English former professional footballer and regarded as one of the greatest English strikers; also a BBC broadcaster on 'kicking a ball' about.
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