Legendary
Argentine footballer Diego Maradona dies of heart attack today..!!
About
Diego Maradona
According to the Argentine media 'TYC Sports', he had a heart attack this afternoon local time. The legend could not survive this illness. Clarin also confirmed the news of Maradona's death. Maradona has given Argentina a memorable season for Italian club Napoli, in addition to winning the 1986 World Cup almost alone. Maradona has twice won the Serie A and UEFA Cup with Napoli.
The
Argentine legend is one of the best footballers of all time. When asked who is
the best of all time, the football world is divided with Maradona
He
started his professional career at the age of 16 for Argentinos Jr. With his
magical left foot, he has beaten Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and New Wales Old
Boys Club. In addition to racing and gymnastics, Maradona was in charge of
Argentina.
However,Maradona has become immortal in the jersey of Argentina. Under his leadership,
Argentina saw its second World Cup in 1986. Maradona's immortality was
established after that World Cup - one of the best players of all time to set
foot on the football field.
Diego Armando Maradona was born on 30 October 1960, at the
PoliclÃnico (Polyclinic) Evita Hospital in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, but
raised in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the southern outskirts of Buenos
Aires, Argentina, to a poor family that had moved from Corrientes Province. He
was the first son after four daughters. He has two younger brothers,
Huga and Raúl both of whom were also professional football
players. His parents were Diego Maradona "Chitoro" (d. 2015) and
Dalma Salvadora Franco 'Doña Tota' (1930–2011). They were both born and brought
up in the town of Esquina in the north-east province of Corrientes Province,
living only two hundred metres from each other on the banks of the Corriente
River. In 1950, they left Esquina and settled in Buenos Aires. At age eight,
Maradona was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his
neighbourhood club Estrella Roja. He became a staple of Los the
junior team of Buenos Aires's Argentinos Juniors. As a 12-year-old ball boy, he
amused spectators by showing his wizardry with the ball during the halftime
intermissions of first division games.
On 20 October 1976, Maradona made his professional debut for
Argentinos Juniors, 10 days before his 16th birthday, vs. Talleres de Córdoba.
He entered to the pitch wearing the number 16 jersey, and became the youngest
player in the history of Argentine Primera División. Few minutes after
debuting, Maradona kicked the ball through Juan Domingo Cabrera's legs, making
a nutmeg that would become legendary. After the game, Maradona said, "That
day I felt I had held the sky in my hands." Thirty years later, Cabrera
remembered Maradona's debut: "I was on the right side of the field and
went to press him, but he didn't give me a chance. He made the nutmeg and when
I turned around, he was far away from me". Maradona scored his first goal
in the Primera División against Marplatense team San Lorenzo on 14 November
1976, two weeks after turning 16.
During his time with the Argentina national team, Maradona
scored 34 goals in 91 appearances. He made his full international debut at age
16, against Hungary, on 27 February 1977. Maradona was left off the Argentine
squad for the 1978 World Cup on home soil by coach César Luis Menotti who felt
he was too young at age 17. At age 18,
Maradona played the 1979 FIFA World
Youth Championship in Japan and emerged as the star of the tournament, shining
in Argentina's 3–1 final win over the Soviet Union, scoring a total of six
goals in six appearances in the tournament. On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his
first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.
He went on to play for Argentina in two 1979 Copa América ties during August
1979, a 2–1 loss against Brazil and a 3–0 win over Bolivia in which he scored
his side's third goal.
1986 World Cup
Maradona captained the Argentine national team to victory in
the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, winning the final in Mexico City against West
Germany. Throughout the tournament, Maradona asserted his dominance and was the
most dynamic player of the tournament. He played every minute of every
Argentina game, scoring five goals and making five assists, three of those in
the opening match against South Korea at the Olimpico Universitario Stadium in
Mexico City. His first goal of the tournament came against Italy in the second
group game in Puebla. Argentina eliminated Uruguay in the first knockout round
in Puebla, setting up a match against England at the Azteca Stadium, also in
Mexico City. After scoring two contrasting goals in the 2–1 quarter-final win
against England, his legend was cemented. The majesty of his second goal and the
notoriety of his first led to the French newspaper L'Equipedescribing Maradona as
"half-angel, half-devil". This match was played with the background
of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. Replays showed
that the first goal was scored by striking the ball with his hand. Maradona was
coyly evasive, describing it as "a little with the head of Maradona and a
little with the hand of God". It became known as the "Hand of
God". Ultimately, on 22 August 2005, Maradona acknowledged on his
television show that he had hit the ball with his hand purposely, and no
contact with his head was made, and that he immediately knew the goal was
illegitimate. This became known as an international fiasco in World Cup
history. The goal stood, much to the wrath of the English players.
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