Tag: Diego Maradona

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Maradona's contribution to monetary policy, according to Lord Mervyn King

  

  Even the Financial Times referred to the death of Diego Armando Maradona, one of the most gifted footballers to ever play the game. In effect, the FT recalls that while his dribbling prowess was world-renowned, fewer people know that his skills were used to construct one of the most memorable monetary policy analogies of all time.

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  “No matter what happens, and no matter who is in charge, the number 10 shirt will always be mine”

  

  Diego Armando Maradona was not only a brilliant player but was also notorious for his opinions and here are a few of his quotes:

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Infantino: “Diego deserves our eternal gratitude for having amazed us with his incredible talent”

  

  Football is in mourning after one of the sport’s most prodigious talents, Diego Maradona, passed away at the age of 60 in his native Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 21:20 UTC

  Maradona: Three days of mourning and state funeral at Casa Rosada

  

  Considered one of the greatest football players in recent times, Diego Maradona the World Cup-winning legend passed away from a heart attack aged 60 on Wednesday as he recovered from surgery for a blood clot on the brain.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 20:48 UTC

  Argentina's football star, Diego Maradona, has died at the age of 60

  

  Diego Armando Maradona, an ex-football player and idol for many Argentines and fans around the world, has died on Wednesday at the age of 60 from a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires. His funeral will take place at the government house, Casa Rosada, and will begin tomorrow, Argentine media informed.

• Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Maradona's post brain surgery development “excellent”, neurologist reports

  

  Diego Maradona was recovering Wednesday after an operation for bleeding in his skull, his personal doctor said. Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, said Dr. Leopoldo Luque, a neurologist who performed Tuesday’s operation.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:52 UTC

  Maradona ambassador for the recovery of open spaces and turn them into football fields for Argentine kids

  

  Diego Maradona, Argentina's beloved “10” has been named ambassador for the recovery of urban playgrounds, where Argentine kids in the old fashion can play soccer, and hopefully as happened with Diego and so many other Argentine players become international stars.

• Friday, December 20th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Museum dedicated to Diego Maradona and his golden age in Napoli

  

  For some Diego Maradona is the greatest footballer of the 20th century, for others - mainly English - he is the cheating possessor of the hand of God. In Italy, however, he is and always will be the patron saint of Naples.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Maradona cheered by thousands as he kicked off as new coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima

  

  Some 25,000 Argentine soccer fans on Sunday cheered the country's legendary World Cup winner Diego Maradona as he kicked off his new role as coach of the local club Gimnasia y Esgrima to revive the struggling team.

• Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentines are “very easy” to relate to, says Ambassador Kent in BA

  

  Britain's ambassador to Buenos Aires Mark Kent Wednesday said in a live TV interview that Argentines are “very easy” to relate to and highlighted their sense of humour, which he found very similar to that of the people back in his home land.