Diego Maradona, one of football’s greatest talents, has died at the age of 60.
The Argentine suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aries, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.
A World-Cup winning captain in 1986, Maradona gripped the footballing public around the globe with a flair and panache rarely seen before.
He represented his country across four World Cups, and a total of 91 games, scoring 34 times in the process.
At club level he will be most fondly remembered for his time at Napoli, delivering two Serie A titles to the Naples club that was barely staving off relegation when he arrived.
High profile spells at Barcelona and Boca Juniors made him a household name.
Much loved in the UAE, Maradona spent time a coach of Al Wasl, and latterly Fujairah, as part of a managerial career that also included a two year stint leading his county.
The sporting world has been quick to pay tribute to an icon who transcended sport to become a global megastar, here’s a round up from social media.
A rival for so many years, Pele bid farewell to ‘a great friend’
Que notÃcia triste. Eu perdi um grande amigo e o mundo perdeu uma lenda. Ainda há muito a ser dito, mas por agora, que Deus dê força para os familiares. Um dia, eu espero que possamos jogar bola juntos no céu. pic.twitter.com/6Li76HTikA
— Pelé (@Pele) November 25, 2020
There are simply no words in Naples…
Barcelona opened up the archives….
Boca Juniors gave thanks,
Gary Lineker, on the wrong end of the Hand of God in 1986, shared a video of himself with Maradona
Here at Sport360Â we went through the archives to unearth this video of him talking about his other goal in that quarter-final in Mexico City
Al Wasl – where he managed from 2011-12 paid tribute
UEFA president Aleksander ÄŒeferin: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Diego Maradona, one of world football’s greatest and most iconic figures. He achieved greatness as a wonderful player with a genius and charisma of his own.” pic.twitter.com/BYGWL2sNFZ
— UEFA (@UEFA) November 25, 2020
Feliz cumpleaños Diego! Que nunca te falte la salud y el amor de tus afectos. Brindo en tus 60 años deseándote toda la felicidad del mundo! ⚽️🇦🇷❤️ #DIE60 pic.twitter.com/cBYhdIhAVJ
— Gabriel Batistuta (@GBatistutaOK) October 30, 2020
Hoje despeço-me de um amigo e o Mundo despede-se de um génio eterno. Um dos melhores de todos os tempos. Um mágico inigualável. Parte demasiado cedo, mas deixa um legado sem limites e um vazio que jamais será preenchido. Descansa em paz, craque. Nunca serás esquecido.🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/WTS21uxmdL
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2020
RIP Legend.
You will stay in the history of football forever. Thanks you for all the pleasure you gave to the whole world 🙌🏽🙏🏽❤️AÃE AÃE AÃE F*CKING 2020 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/8xc1CDKDg2
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) November 25, 2020
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