# diego-maradona - Friday 4 December, 2020
# In Memory
From The42
# In Memory
Club owner Aurelio de Laurentiis announced plans to rename the San Paolo Stadium soon after the Argentinian’s death.
# diego-maradona - Sunday 29 November, 2020
# Investigation
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# Investigation
Police raided Leopoldo Luque’s surgery and home in search of possible evidence pointing to negligence, according to television images.
# Diego Maradona
# Diego Maradona
The footballer was buried on Thursday in a private ceremony.
# Game Recognises Game
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# Game Recognises Game
In celebration, Messi revealed he was wearing a Newell’s Old Boys jersey, the other club for whom both he and Maradona played.
# Well Read
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# Well Read
El Diego dominated this week’s collection.
# diego-maradona - Saturday 28 November, 2020
# Buenos Aires
# Buenos Aires
Maradona’s lawyer has been leading calls for such an investigation.
# diego-maradona - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Support
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# Support
The Argentina legend died on Wednesday at the age of 60.
# RIP
From The42
# RIP
Only family members and close friends were permitted to attend the burial of the football icon.
# diego-maradona - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Icon
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# Icon
Players stepped out onto the pitch wearing his number 10 jersey before their victory over Rijeka.
# Goat
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# Goat
Paddy Mulligan kept Diego Maradona scoreless at Lansdowne Road in 1979. He considers the Argentinean one of the greatest players of all time.
# El Pibe De Oro
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# El Pibe De Oro
In the World Cups that were contested on the streets, if you weren’t Maradona, you were no one.
# Tribute
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# Tribute
Fabian Costello is a former Argentine footballer now living in Cork, and he talks to The42 about the sad death and enduring legacy of Diego Maradona .
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# RIP
From The42
# RIP
Maradona embodied so much of his people and his country that he elevated football to beyond just a game and the World Cup to a level it will perhaps never again reach.
# Forever A Legend
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# Forever A Legend
The football icon has passed away at the age of 60.
# RIP
A spokesman confirmed the news this evening. He played for the likes of Napoli and Barcelona before hanging up his boots in 1997.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# On The Mend
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# On The Mend
The 60-year-old is expected to continue his rehabilitation in Tigre, 30 kilometers north of Buenos Aires.
# diego-maradona - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# El Diez
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# El Diez
The 60-year-old underwent surgery last Tuesday to remove a clot lodged between his brain and skull.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# El Diego
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# El Diego
‘We managed to successfully remove the clot. Diego coped well with the surgery,’ his doctor said.
# diego-maradona - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
# El Diez
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# El Diez
While dismissing a return to the Argentine giants, the legendary attacker nominated the former Spurs coach for the job.
# diego-maradona - Monday 9 December, 2019
# Changes
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# Changes
The list headed by Jorge Ameal, who was club president between 2008 and 2011, won 52.8% of the vote.
# diego-maradona - Saturday 7 December, 2019
# Rivals
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# Rivals
The vote on Sunday is also shaping as a rematch of the recent Argentine presidential election.
# diego-maradona - Friday 22 November, 2019
# U-turn
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# U-turn
‘Achieving political unity in the club’ appears to be the reason behind the dramatic U-turn.
# diego-maradona - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
# El Diego
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# El Diego
After three wins from eight matches in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, El Diego has left.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 6 November, 2019
# Response
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# Response
The World Cup winner has allayed fears over his physical condition while also revealing he plans to donate his fortune to charity when he does pass on.
# diego-maradona - Sunday 6 October, 2019
# Hand Of God
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# Hand Of God
Asif Kapadia’s documentary has been rightly acclaimed but author Jimmy Burns took on the same complex subject in the mid-90s, with similar results.
# diego-maradona - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# Pastures New
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# Pastures New
The Argentine legend has been appointed as head coach of Superliga strugglers Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
# diego-maradona - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
# RIP
From The42
# RIP
Jose Luis Brown, known as ‘Tata’, has passed away at the age of 62 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.
# diego-maradona - Monday 8 July, 2019
# Heir Apparent
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# Heir Apparent
Roman Burruchaga is starting out on a career of his own – but with a tennis ball rather than a football.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
# Main Man
From The42
# Main Man
The Barcelona talisman remains without a major international trophy, but Fabio Capello feels he is not to blame for that failure
# diego-maradona - Sunday 16 June, 2019
# Living Legend
From The42
# Living Legend
Asif Kapadia’s new film tells the bittersweet story of a deeply flawed genius who captured the hearts of a nation.
# diego-maradona - Friday 14 June, 2019
# El Diego
From The42
# El Diego
Diego Maradona ’s time with Dorados has come to an end, it was announced on Thursday.
# diego-maradona - Monday 3 June, 2019
# Review
From The42
# Review
A fascinating new documentary explores the bittersweet life of Diego Maradona .
# diego-maradona - Friday 10 May, 2019
# Troubled Genius
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# Troubled Genius
From the director of ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’, the documentary will be in cinemas worldwide from next month.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
# Trailer
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# Trailer
Featuring previously unseen footage, the documentary will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
# diego-maradona - Saturday 6 April, 2019
# Unhappy
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# Unhappy
The 58-year-old made the decision on Friday following a 1-1 draw with Venados.
# diego-maradona - Sunday 13 January, 2019
# El Diez
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# El Diez
The 58-year-old Dorados coach has had an operation and will “return to work as soon as possible”.
# diego-maradona - Saturday 5 January, 2019
# El Diego
From The42
# El Diego
After being released from hospital, Diego Maradona has apologised for worrying his fans.
# diego-maradona - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
# Different Class
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# Different Class
Pele had all the attributes that a footballer needs, according to the 1970s and 80s Brazil star.
# diego-maradona - Sunday 30 December, 2018
# Support
From The42
# Support
Kalidou Koulibaly was subjected to racist abuse in a game against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
# diego-maradona - Monday 3 December, 2018
# El Diego
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# El Diego
The Argentine great has been coaching Dorados de Sinaloa since September, but they were unable to cap their sharp upturn in form with a promotion.
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