Kerala businessman plans museum in Diego Maradona's memory with 'Hand of God' sculpture in gold
Football | Dec 07, 2020, 03:37 PM IST'The Hand of God' goal was scored against England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.
'The Hand of God' goal was scored against England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.
The former Argentine captain and World Cup winner had, on his visits to India, met a number of footballing stars of the past and present.
Thousands of fans and admirers fled through Casa Rosada, placing bouquets next to the coffin or memorabilia from teams Maradona played in or coached.
Maradona, who scored 115 goals for Napoli in 259 matches, helped the club challenge Juventus' supremacy, winning its first two Serie A titles and the 1989 UEFA Cup.
The move comes with the city in mourning for the soccer great, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60.
Fans blew kisses as they passed Maradona's wooden casket in the main lobby of the presidential building, some strike their chests with closed fists and shouting, “Let’s go Diego.”
Chances of Messi becoming the saint-like mythical figure that Maradona became long before his death on November 25, 2020, look rather slim.
Maradona's statue is already under making with a Maharashtra-based artist working on the mould.
Known for guiding Argentina to glory in the 1986 World Cup, Maradona reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, weeks after his 60th birthday.
Fernandez said he will head the vaccination chain of command, which will involve the ministries of health, interior, security and defence, Xinhua reported.
Argentina’s fourth match in qualifying will be against Peru on Tuesday, when Paraguay hosts Bolivia and Ecuador is at home to Colombia.
Argentina is looking to have possession of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by December, and will administer it to the most vulnerable sectors of the population first, the chief of the cabinet of ministers, Santiago Cafiero, said.
Widely rated as one of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups and was captain of the Argentine team that won the 1986 tournament.
Fernandez said the permission would soon include athletes who have not yet qualified but remain hopeful of a place in Argentina's squad.
A ferocious storm over Argentina two years ago brought along with it hailstones that are now touted to be the "world's largest", sciencealert reported. The hailstones were so massive that they stunned meteorologists and scientists. In fact, scientists said the hailstones were about the size of a football.
Argentina will play Ecuador in Buenos Aires on March 26 and Bolivia in La Paz five days later as part of the South American zone qualifying tournament.
Mara Gómez is poised to become the first transgender woman to play professional soccer in Argentina.
Ezequiel Lavezzi made the announcement with a post on Twitter in which he expressed his gratefulness for those who helped him during his career.
"Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies, which is not good for our farmers," Efe news quoted the US President as saying in a tweet on Monday. "Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all steel & aluminium that is shipped into the US from those countries," he added.
Argentina will face Brazil in Saudi Arabia on November 15 and Uruguay in Israel four days later.
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