Diego Maradona dead at age 60

[inarsenewetrust]

seeing him in recent years has been so sad. Unfortunately he was in pretty bad shape and could hardly walk, made no sense when he spoke, etc. Its hard to see somebody who was so legendary become a completely different, unrecognizable person right before your eyes.

may he RIP. The greatest to ever do it.

[BacheLot]

RIP
another Legend bites the dust in 2020..!

https://youtu.be/t_uH4cR36Rc

[Leicester City]

(Diego Maradona and Iranian Diplomat, Mohsen Baharvand in Argentina in 2007.)

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-96640-2007-12-24.html

"I am with the Iranians with all my heart. I really mean it, I say it because I feel it. I am with the people of Iran.”
- Diego Maradona, 2007

https://mronline.org/2007/12/26/maradona261207-html/

[diz]

(Diego Maradona and Iranian Diplomat, Mohsen Baharvand in Argentina in 2007.)

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-96640-2007-12-24.html

"I am with the Iranians with all my heart. I really mean it, I say it because I feel it. I am with the people of Iran.”
- Diego Maradona, 2007

https://mronline.org/2007/12/26/maradona261207-html/

He was/is the closest Iran has come to a WC winner! The hair, the eye brows, the stature, the skin tone. If he was a little hairier, he and Mahdavikia would nearly pass as twins!

[Philosophy_King]

So Sad, he was a true Pioneer of the sport.

Will never forget his amazing Solo-Goal and "Hand of God"-Goal.

[Sepehr9]

RIP g.o.a.t

[Hosseini]

Wow this is so sad. I remember seeing him coach Khalatbari too! Lucky to play under such a legend and he was a friend to all Iranians everywhere




May this legend rest in peace ❤️

[Adesor Vafaseya]

May he rest in peace.

[KC McElroy]

The last (and first) time I saw him in person, June 25, 1994, Foxboro Stadium, World Cup group play vs Nigeria.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

The last (and first) time I saw him in person, June 25, 1994, Foxboro Stadium, World Cup group play vs Nigeria.

I watched that game live on TV and wished I was im stadium. Maradona’s techqnique and game control was amazing.

[KC McElroy]

Some memorable (but not neccassarilly flattering) quotes about him. The first 2 were published in Keyhan after the 1986 World Cup final although I highly doubt the second one is real.

Zico: من اسطوره ها را نمیشناسم. آیا او یک اسطوره است؟

Pele: Something along the lines of I learned the game by running barefoot in the sand at the beach and kicking garbage while he grew up rich and had the best gear and coaches.

And a random Argentine taxi driver after Maradona tested positive during the 1994 World Cup: We are a nation of 30 million idiots for once again putting our faith in Maradona.

[diz]

[Philosophy_King]

He was/is the closest Iran has come to a WC winner! The hair, the eye brows, the stature, the skin tone. If he was a little hairier, he and Mahdavikia would nearly pass as twins!

I absolutely agree, he was somehow a fusion of Khodadad Azizi and Mahdavikia.

[diz]

Maradona vs. Eskandarian

[webmaster]

I saw him score against England live. He won the game by himself. What a legend. He will never be forgotten.

May he rest in peace. :-(