Diego Maradona
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Lionel Messi takes off shirt, pays tribute to Diego Maradona after scoring against Osasuna
Football | Nov 29, 2020, 09:04 PM ISTMessi celebrated his powerful strike from outside the box to cap the comfortable victory by taking off Barcelona’s blue-and-burgundy to bare the red-and-black of Maradona’s shirt from his stint at Newell’s Old Boys.
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Kerala hotel turns room where Maradona stayed into a museum
News | Nov 28, 2020, 10:37 PM ISTThe hotel room, in which the late Diego Maradona had stayed during his visit to Kerala in 2012, has been converted into a museum in memory of the football legend.
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Three funeral workers fired after posing with 'thumbs-up' sign alongside Diego Maradona's coffin
Football | Nov 28, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTThe worker had to appeal for forgiveness after the images, that got circulated on social media, enraged Maradona fans who even gave him death threats.
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Stadium near Barasat named after Diego Maradona
Football | Nov 27, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTDuring his last visit to Kolkata three years ago, Maradona had conducted a football clinic with school children at the Aditya School of Sports in Kadambgachi on the outskirts of Barasat, about 35 kilometres from Kolkata.
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Argentines bid a raucous farewell to Diego Maradona amid clashes
Football | Nov 27, 2020, 05:29 PM ISTOnly family members and close friends were permitted at Jardín Bella Vista cemetery for the final religious ceremony and burial of Maradona next to the graves of his parents, Dalma and Diego.
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It was intimidating to play against Diego Maradona, recalls Igor Stimac
Football | Nov 27, 2020, 04:02 PM ISTStimac played against Maradona on two occasions. Before the FIFA World Cup in 1994, when Argentina played an international friendly against Croatia, Stimac had a chance to play against the legendary footballer.
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Maradona could single-handedly carry teams, mesmerize crowds: Former India international Shabbir Ali
Football | Nov 27, 2020, 11:45 AM ISTThe former Argentine captain and World Cup winner had, on his visits to India, met a number of footballing stars of the past and present.
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Argentina President Alberto Fernandez pays respects to Diego Maradona at state funeral
Football | Nov 27, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTThousands of fans and admirers fled through Casa Rosada, placing bouquets next to the coffin or memorabilia from teams Maradona played in or coached.
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'Childhood hero' Diego Maradona inspired me to take up football: Bhaichung Bhutia
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 11:43 PM ISTPaying his tribute to Maradona, Bhutia said he always aspired to play like the football legend.
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France great Michel Platini hails Diego Maradona as 'greatest football lover'
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 10:02 PM ISTMaradona, 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.
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Napoli stadium to be renamed after Diego Maradona
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 09:34 PM ISTThe move comes with the city in mourning for the soccer great, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60.
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Fans scramble to catch a glimpse of Maradona's coffin
Sports | Nov 26, 2020, 09:11 PM ISTFans mourning the death of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scuffled with police outside Casa Rosada, where his coffin is lying in state. The mourners pushed up against steel barriers and then brawled with riot police who pushed back against them
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Thousands of fans line up in Argentina to bid farewell to Diego Maradona
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 09:20 PM ISTFans 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.”
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Diego Maradona No More: Legendary Argentine footballer dies aged 60
Sports | Nov 26, 2020, 08:53 PM ISTDiego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title, has died aged 60.
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Maradona and I will play football in heaven: Pele
Sports | Nov 26, 2020, 08:51 PM ISTBrazil football legend Pele wrote on Twitter following the death of the Argentine great Diego Maradona that "one day, I hope we can play football together in heaven".
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We've lost a genius - Virat Kohli pays homage to Diego Maradona
Cricket | Nov 26, 2020, 07:54 PM ISTConsidered the greatest footballer of all time alongside Brazil's Pele, Maradona's death triggered a massive outpouring of emotional tributes.
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When Kolkata made Diego Maradona feel like 'President of USA'
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 06:39 PM ISTThe football hotbed of India had the opportunity to witness the Argentine legend twice -- in 2008 and 2017 -- but the euphoria generated during his first visit remains unparalleled.
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Bengal T20 Challenge: Players, officials pay tribute to Diego Maradona at iconic Eden Gardens
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 05:13 PM ISTMaradona died on Wednesday evening due to cardio-respiratory arrest at his home in the Tigre district on the northern outskirts of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
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Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi: Two symbolic extremes of a football superstar
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 03:41 PM ISTChances of Messi becoming the saint-like mythical figure that Maradona became long before his death on November 25, 2020, look rather slim.
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Why Madonna trended after Maradona's demise
Celebrities | Nov 26, 2020, 02:45 PM ISTSoon after the demise of football legend Diego Armando Maradona, pop superstar Madonna started trending on social media with her fans thinking she has died, and started sending their tributes.