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Pope recalls his youth playing football, dubs Maradona "poet"

03-01-2021 16:16 The first pope from Latin America called Diego Maradona a "poet" on the field, as he weighed in on the joys of sport in an interview with Italian newspaper.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Autopsy: Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders

26-12-2020 10:39 Report says footballer had no alcohol or narcotics in his body at time of his death.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders, says autopsy

24-12-2020 03:59 Report says footballer had no alcohol or narcotics in his body at time of his death.

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Street artist unveils La Boca mural to 'Saint' Diego Maradona

09-12-2020 09:33 Street artist Alfredo Segatori paints a huge mural, 20 metres high and 40 metres wide, in the capital to honour late footballing great Diego Maradona.

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Under-fire Pumas pay low-key tribute to Maradona

06-12-2020 17:12 The Pumas paid an on-field tribute to Diego Maradona Saturday, with the national rugby team wearing No. 10 on the sleeve of their jerseys after being slammed for not doing enough to honour the late football legend.

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City lawmakers want to name street after Maradona

06-12-2020 16:54 Late footballing great Diego Maradona could have a street in Buenos Aires named after him, if a a proposal put forward Friday by city council lawmakers to honour the star.

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Investigators await test results as fallout from Maradona’s death rumbles on

03-12-2020 23:59 Toxicological studies, heart tests, swabs, investigations and questions of care – the ‘circus’ surrounding the death of footballing great Diego Maradona continues to grow, but still no indictments.

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Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt not for sale, says retired England player

01-12-2020 22:06 Former England midfielder Steve Hodge has insisted the shirt worn by Diego Maradona in scoring two iconic goals against the Three Lions in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final is not for sale.

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Leopoldo Luque denies wrongdoing as Maradona death probe heats up

30-11-2020 00:30 The home and offices of Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, were raided on Sunday as the investigation into the late football legend's death took a dramatic twist.

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Messi takes Newell's to Camp Nou as Maradona tributes continue

30-11-2020 00:06 Clubs across Europe continued to pay tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday, with Lionel Messi taking a little bit of Newell's Old Boys with particularly poignant moments in Italy and Spain where the Argentine played.

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Tears and memories as Argentina's top flight returns without Maradona

29-11-2020 08:41 The first games in Argentina's top flight since the death of Diego Maradona kicked off Saturday amid tears and memories, with the club he last coached notching up a victory in tribute to the footballing genius.

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Sport pays tribute to Maradona with tears, applause, silence, banners and song

29-11-2020 08:12 On the first weekend of sporting action since the death of Diego Maradona, sports, leagues and teams round the world on Saturday paid tribute to the Argentine football great.

Politics & the pandemic

In Maradona's shadow

28-11-2020 13:52 Diego Maradona has died and everything else in Argentina will now have to wait.

by Martín Gambarotta

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Nation bids chaotic final farewell to its favourite son

28-11-2020 08:56 Huge crowds bade a grief-filled farewell to Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday, before the legendary footballer was buried on the outskirts of Buenos Aires after a chaotic public wake.

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Police open probe as details of Maradona’s final hours emerge

28-11-2020 08:52 Family concerned by “irregularities” in statement from nurse who was caring for late footballing legend. Prosecutors believe Maradona passed away in his sleep.

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The life, death and philosophy of Diego Maradona

28-11-2020 08:06 A rebel to the bone, genuine, charismatic and 100 percent controversial, all this and more constructed the myth of Diego.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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Thank you, Diego, forever

28-11-2020 07:41 Maradona’s greatness as a player, as a representative of Argentine sport, transcends all class and political divides.

by Francisco Aldaya

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Maradona: Out of this world

28-11-2020 07:35 Diego Armando Maradona, the popular icon that Argentina was crying out for, blessed us mortals with 60 years in his magnetic presence. But now, the ‘Cosmic Kite’ has finally been called back to his home planet.

by Dan Edwards

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Workers who took photos with Maradona’s dead body apologise

27-11-2020 23:30 Employees at a morgue who photographs posing alongside Diego Maradona’s dead boy have apologised for the distress they have caused, while at least one is believed to have lost his job.

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Maradona's death may trigger family inheritance battle

27-11-2020 22:54 Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children – those he recognised and those he didn't.

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Maradona finally laid to rest after chaotic day of emotion and drama

27-11-2020 04:25 Huge crowds bade a grief-filled adieu Thursday to Diego Maradona during a farewell that at times descended into chaos.

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Chaotic scenes at Maradona's wake as police clash with fans

26-11-2020 16:33 Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in clashes with football fans near the Casa Rosada on Thursday, as chaotic scenes were seen at Diego Maradona's wake.

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Outrage as photos of Maradona's dead body in coffin leak online

26-11-2020 15:58 Social networks erupt in anger after images leaked online of Diego Armando Maradona’s dead body in his coffin. Photos show an individual, believed to be a worker at the morgue, posing for an image alongside funeral casket, with late footballer's face visible.

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Mourners bid final farewell to Maradona at the Casa Rosada

26-11-2020 10:49 Mourners, many in tears and many wearing the World Cup winner's number 10 Argentina shirt, flock to the Casa Rosada, where the national hero's coffin was draped in the sky-blue-and-white national flag.

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Argentina prepares for a huge and emotional farewell to Maradona

26-11-2020 01:59 Officials make preparations for Maradona's wake at Casa Rosada. Government estimates as many as one million people will want to pay their respects to legendary late footballer.

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Nation mourns Maradona, the most human of Gods

26-11-2020 00:29 Nation plunged into grief by the death of its favourite son, a sublimely gifted sporting hero they saw as "the most human of Gods."

Gracias Diego

Buenos Aires erupts in applause for late great Diego Maradona

26-11-2020 00:09 Buenos Aires erupted in applause on Wednesday night, as porteños paid tribute to the late Diego Armando Maradona.

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Maradona's body to lie in state at Casa Rosada

25-11-2020 17:56 The body of Diego Maradona, the legendary footballer who died Wednesday at the age of 60, will lie in state at the Casa Rosada for three days starting Thursday, government confirms.

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'Very sad day' – Argentina mourns painful loss of Maradona

25-11-2020 17:04 Diego Maradona's sudden death from a cardiac arrest unleashed an outpouring of emotion in Argentina on Wednesday, as politicians, fans and former teammates paid tribute to the late legendary footballer.

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Death of 'eternal' Maradona plunges football world into mourning

25-11-2020 15:30 The football world united to pay tribute to one of the game's greatest-ever players after Albiceleste legend Diego Maradona died at the age of 60 on Wednesday.

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Maradona: In his own words and the words of others

25-11-2020 14:52 Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday at the age of 60, will forever be remembered as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He'll also be remembered as one of the most controversial.

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Diego Maradona, a divine talent with more than a touch of the devil

25-11-2020 14:47 Diego Maradona 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.

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Maradona: A legend shaped by the Hand of God

25-11-2020 14:44 Diego Maradona scored more than 300 goals, but the two most famous came within four minutes of each other on June 22, 1986 in Mexico. One was voted Goal of the Century. The other is even more famous.

BREAKING NEWS

Diego Armando Maradona dies after suffering cardiac arrest

25-11-2020 13:40 Diego Armando Maradona, the legendary number 10 who guided Argentina to World Cup glory, thrilling the world in ways no other footballer did before him, has died at the age of 60.

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Maradona leaves hospital following brain surgery

12-11-2020 16:48 Diego Maradona left hospital on Wednesday evening followed by a convoy of supporters, eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.

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Maradona allowed to leave hospital, says doctor

11-11-2020 18:10 Diego Maradona is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, his doctor said, eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.

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Maradona progressing well after brain surgery, says doctor

09-11-2020 23:01 Legendary former footballer and Gimnasia coach is progressing well after brain surgery on a blood clot and could be discharged this week, his doctor said Monday.

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Maradona to remain in hospital for several days after brain op

06-11-2020 18:21 Maradona is not yet allowed to leave hospital following brain surgery on a blood clot, his doctor said on Friday.

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Maradona to remain in hospital for treatment following surgery

06-11-2020 08:40 Citing episodes of "confusion," Maradona will remain in hospital for several more days to undergo treatment following surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain, his doctor said Thursday.

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Opening weekend overshadowed by Maradona’s health woes

05-11-2020 13:05 Top-flight football returned to Argentina last weekend, but most of the nation’s fans were focused on events in La Plata and row over River’s search for a temporary home.

by Dan Edwards

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Maradona recovering well from brain surgery on blood clot

04-11-2020 19:14 Surgeons at a specialist private clinic in Buenos Aires spent 80 minutes removing the clot on Tuesday night.

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Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery on blood clot

04-11-2020 12:24 Maradona underwent successful brain surgery for a blood clot in a specialist private clinic in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, his doctor confirms. Messi sends legendary star his support.

EMERGENCY OPERATION

Maradona to undergo surgery after discovery of blood clot on brain

03-11-2020 17:25 Footballing legend Diego Maradona will undergo brain surgery for a blood clot, his doctor confirms.

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Hospitalised Maradona 'weak, tired' but improving, says doctor

03-11-2020 14:41 Doctor treating Albiceleste captain says 60-year-old is suffering from anaemia and dehydration, which had left him feeling "very weak, very tired."

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Maradona admitted to hospital in La Plata, but not for Covid-19

02-11-2020 23:24 Diego Maradona was admitted to hospital Monday for medical checks, though doctors say it was not an "emergency" nor coronavirus-related reason.

Diego's 60th

A life of excess: Maradona turns 60 in self-isolation

29-10-2020 14:23 Notorious for his wild lifestyle, footballing great Diego Maradona turns 60 on Friday in far more sober circumstances sheltered in self-isolation to protect him from the coronavirus pandemic.

60th birthday wish

A Hand of God 'with my right' - Maradona's dream 60th birthday gift

28-10-2020 17:41 Diego Maradona reveals he has a dream present to mark his 60th birthday on Friday – "to score another goal against England, this time with my right hand."

Coronavirus pandemic

Maradona self-isolating at home due to Covid-19 risk

27-10-2020 18:19 Maradona began self-isolating Tuesday after a person he works closely with showed symptoms of Covid-19. River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo also goes into quarantine.

FRENCH OPEN

Schwartzman shocks Thiem to reach first Grand Slam semi-final

06-10-2020 16:14 Argentine defeats US Open champion and third seed Dominic Thiem in a five-hour epic to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals, Schwatzman's first ever Grand Slam last-four appearance.