Buenos Aires: Thousands of fans of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will mark the first anniversary of his passing, amid legal disputes over how he died and allegations about past relationships threatening to tarnish his legacy. Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, died on 25 November 2020 at the age of 60 Maradona was born in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and has become a symbol for many in Argentina and in the world. And he was a hero in Naples, in Italy, where he helped lead the small team to be crowned locally and in Europe: The memory of Maradona has been immortalized by many frescoes, statues and tattoos. The children, boys and girls, gave him his name after his disappearance. “Diego made us hear a lot,” Ezequiel Rossi, a 34-year-old teacher, told Reuters this week. in Argentina. It was so good to see this guy who started with nothing and suddenly had it all. It made us dream and imagine that we could also do great things. “This week, a Cuban woman accused of having an affair with Maradona two decades ago when she was 16 and he is about 40, the star “stole her childhood” and raped her once. Maradona when he was young. Two teams in where the former Argentine captain played, Barcelona and Boca Juniors will compete for the “Maradona Cup”. For many, Thursday will be a sad day. (Reuters)
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