Despite the public disappointments, Maradona remained beloved in Argentina as a native son who rose from humble beginnings to reach the apex of stardom on an international stage. Maradona, who was recovering from emergency brain surgery, passed away in his Argentinian home from a heart attack on November 25, He was We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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That year when hospitalized, he had to use of a respirator to breathe properly. Admitted to a private clinic in Uruguay after suffering a heart attack. Is invited to recuperate in Cuba by Fidel Castro, and spends much of the next four years in the country. Again after retirement, his drug and alcoholic lifestyle became uncontrollable. This behavior led him to a weight of pounds. This was clearly an obesity problem. With the help of surgeons in Cartagena, Colombia, a gastric bypass operation was done.
This surgery help the portly star shed 50kg from his current weight of kg. This happened in After the surgery, some criticism was raised among medical community regarding the big risk they just incurred.
A risk not only for the patient, but also for the hospital prestige. Diego Maradona could have died in the process. An internet poll conducted by them named Maradona the top player of the 20th century. Huge controversy followed this announcement. Now they want me to share the prize with Pele. He received the ball in his own half and dribbled passed five English players with 11 touches, covering more than half of the ground to score the goal.
Despite the public disappointments, Maradona remains beloved in Argentina as a native son who rose from humble beginnings to reach the apex of stardom on an international stage. Diego also has a dragon tattooed on his left leg as seen in the picture below. Diego Maradona also has a tattoo of the famous Argentine Marxist revolutionary , Che Guevara, on his upper right arm.
I learned his story, I learned to love him. I think I know the truth about him. What he has done for me is indescribable. Along with God, he is the reason I am alive. The name was given to him by legendary Uruguayan radio commentator Victor Hugo Morales and was first heard by the Argentine public in , just after he scored that goal against England.
What planet have you come from? Diego Maradona was most famous for his time at Napoli. Liuis Nunez. Maradona is the only player in the history of football to have received a world record transfer fee twice. Upon his arrival, Maradona was welcomed by 75, fans when presented on July 5, as a Napoli Player.
His arrival raised a hope of the fans and they believed that the savior had arrived. He elevated the club to new height in its era and Napoli won its maiden Serie A Italian Championship in The fan adored Maradona and the celebration carried round the clock for a week.
His problems at Napoli started when he started missing games and taking drugs. His cocaine use continued and was also linked to Camorra, the criminal organization. He served 15 month ban for failing a drug test for cocaine and was released by Napoli in In his honor and for his achievements his jersey No.
A person who gets involved in drugs has to fight it every day. He left owing Napoli a little bit of money to the Italian tax man. However, more than half of this is interest on the original debt. Maradona after 29 years visited Ali Bin Nasser. This interesting visit happened on the August 17, Maradona went all the way to Tunisia and paid a tribute to his referee hero and presenting a signed Argentine Jersey to him. Diego forever marked an era with his indescribable and unsurpassed talent.
The soccer planet will remember you forever," AFA added. He achieved greatness as a wonderful player with a genius and charisma of his own," Ceferin said on UEFA.
Now is the time to grieve," Napoli said. Rest in peace Diego," said Barcelona. One of the greatest players to have graced the game of football, and we were lucky enough to enjoy you at Sevilla FC. Diego Armando Maradona, forever eternal. Rest in peace," said Sevilla. We loved him. There is so much sadness," Fernandez said. Earlier in November, Maradona had successful surgery for a blood clot in his brain and was discharged from the hospital, eight days after the medical operation.
The autopsy of Diego Maradona found the legendary football player's cause of death to be heart failure. According to local media on Thursday, a preliminary autopsy report showed that the former football player succumbed to acute pulmonary edema due to chronic heart failure while he was sleeping. The final result of the autopsy will reportedly be announced after toxicological and histopathological tests that will look for the presence of any substance in Maradona's body.
He also scored 34 goals in 91 international caps for Argentina. Diego Armando Maradona Franco is a former Argentine professional footballer, who was born on 30 October , in the Argentine city of Lanus. Maradona is regarded as one of the greatest ever footballers to have played the game, and was the awarded as the FIFA Best Player of the 20th Century.
He has given a new definition to the attacking midfielder position and also predominantly termed as the second striker. Maradona had a humble upbringing, he was bred in the city of Villa Fiorito in the outskirts of Buenos Aires and was born to underprivileged parents.
When he was eight years old, Maradona came under the eyes of a talent scout when he was playing in the neighborhood club Estrella Roja. Maradona made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in the year , after the conclusion of the match he stated, "That day I felt I had held the sky in my hands.
His international debut came in the year when Argentina played against Hungary.
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