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At noon on November 25, local time, Argentine star Diego Maradona died of cardiac arrest at his home in Buenos Aires at the age of 60.
Maradona was buried at Bellasta Cemetery in Buenos Aires on November 27, in the same place as his parents.
Previously, on October 27, Maradona's personal bodyguard contracted COVID-19 and Maradona self-isolated. On November 3, Maradona underwent 80 minutes of brain surgery to remove the subdural hematoma.
Luke, a neuro doctor at Maradona: We have successfully removed the chronic subdural hematoma, and Diego has woken up in good shape.
Maradona has been recovering since being discharged from the hospital. But he died less than a month later.
On 26 November 2020, in the Europa League, before the tottenham Hotspur match against Ludogretz, the players of both sides observed a minute of silence for Maradona. At the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy, before the Europa League match between Napoli and Rijeka, Napoli players wore shirts emblazoned with the words "Maradona No. 10" for a minute of silence.
Argentine President Fernandez declared three days of national mourning.
Maradona's coffin was parked for three days at the "Rose Palace" of the Presidential Palace.
Maradona born Lanus fan Esteban: They sealed the coffin and I brought him my favorite jersey, Boca's. For the guy I love the most, I gave him my favorite jersey, Boca's.
Fan Tatiana: He is a person who touched me, I love football, I see him playing, his patriotism, his love for the Argentine flag, his humble origins, he always stands on the side of the masses at the bottom...
There is a tattoo on Maradona's right arm, the pattern is Che Guevara. Maradona said that this tattoo represents rebellion.
Maradona's most cherished "golden left leg" is tattooed with Castro's head. Maradona said that with it, it no longer feels lonely and afraid.
Maradona's death was also the 4th anniversary of the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Castro. Maradona once said, "Castro is like my second father".
Maradona (posthumous interview): When I met Castro in 1987, the Americans wanted to bribe me with money, and so did some Cubans, and so did some Cubans, and those Americans wanted to catch you, and I met him in Cuba, and we spent almost 5 hours together, talking about Che Guevara, Argentina and Cuba, and Castro completely conquered me.
Speaking of Castro, maradona with glowing eyes is like a little boy meeting a football star. At that time, Maradona was at the peak of his career.
A year ago, in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, Maradona defeated rival England with the "Hand of God" and the "Goal of the Century" at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico. With no VAR penalty technology at the time, Legendary England goalkeeper Hilton has been obsessed with it all his life.
Former England goalkeeper Peter Hilton: The first and most important goal, not because of Maradona, as a footballer skill, but his ability to deceive referees and cheat... Maradona just took a chance because he knew he couldn't top the ball, at the end of the day. That was the beginning of the game when we actually lost the game, because four minutes later we lost our attention while we were still thinking about that goal.
Reporter: Do you have this feeling of unfairness, or that time has passed and you have matured.
Former England goalkeeper Peter Hilton: No, listen, I think Diego is dead, you know, it's time to say goodbye to the past, but that's one of the things that happened, I mean, it always floats up there.
This game is the reason why many people love him, and it is also the reason why many people hate him. English fans accused Maradona of betraying the spirit of fairness in football. But in the eyes of the Argentines, Maradona led another 10 people to the field, just as Castro led 20 people to defeat 50,000 government troops alone, washing away the shame of the Falklands War.
Fan Ramiro: Diego (Maradona) gave us what no one else gave us, which is to beat the Britons to bring the World Cup and once again pay tribute to the Argentines they killed in the Malvinas Islands.
Maradona (singing before I died): I was born in the slums, but it is also the will of God to grow up in a simple environment... I've always dreamed of being a holy champion, even though it's just a race but I'm going to give it my all, I've started to go, number 10 is my number, my dream came true, I scored the goal in a loud way, everybody was boiling, it was God helping me.
And it's not just Argentines who are inspired by Maradona. In 1984, Maradona unexpectedly joined The Italian team of Napoli, which struggled to relegate. The Serie A at the time was known as the "Little World Cup" and gathered the world's top stars. In the eyes of the northern giants, Naples is just one of the poorest and most hopeless places in Italy, and the Neapolitans are also ridiculed. The Argentine answered the discrimination with a single goal.
Narrator: Napoli's performance made his fans ecstatic, unfortunately, such madness caused 5 spectators in the stands to be dizzy, 2 people suffered a heart attack, it can be said that Maradona's free kick caused huge chaos.
At the time, such a scene could only be matched by Michael Jackson's concert.
Mayor of Naples Magistris: Maradona is the one who gave Naples and Neapolitans a dream, and he gave us happiness with his genius, his uniqueness. Many gave their son the name Diego because he was able to save a city that was often the target of prejudice and discrimination...
Maradona brought Napoli two Serie A titles, a Confederation Cup and an Italian Cup, breaking the dominance of the Northern Triwife.
Napoli midfielder Mauro 1989-1991: In fact, he brought Napoli to the top teams in Italy and Europe.
On November 26, 2020, Napoli President de Laurentiis announced that the Stadio San Paolo will be officially renamed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Thirty years ago, in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup, Italy's match against Argentina was held at this stadium. Previously, Maradona, like at Napoli, single-handedly brought the much-maligned Argentina to the semi-finals. But he has to choose here between the Italian Neapolitan who loves him and the Argentina he loves.
Maradona (interviewed before I died): My country has given me everything, so I want to bring honor back to my hometown, and that's all I want.
After the penalty shootout, the Italian media wrote for the first time: "Maradona is the devil". Maradona also began a "transformation from angel to devil". By final day, the audience was filled with curses at Maradona. Argentina lost to West Germany on a penalty. Maradona cried bitterly after the game and refused to shake hands with Avilange, who was also FIFA president.
In the eyes of the outside world, Maradona has lost not only a trophy, but also the career of the king. In 1991, Maradona was diagnosed with cocaine, was banned for 15 months, and was forced to leave Serie A.
Maradona (interviewed before I died): Cocaine makes me feel fluttery, it makes me feel comfortable, it makes me hide myself... Loneliness surrounded me with pain, loneliness, and sorrow, and after my heart, this feeling, they made me unable to breathe, I could not bear such a burden.
In February 1994, Maradona injured a journalist with an air gun. Later, at the World Cup in the United States, Maradona was banned for taking banned drugs. After Maradona retired in 1997, he weighed 130 kilograms and suffered from obesity. Maradona's depressed days coincided with argentina's financial and debt crises and its people's misery. In 2001, under Castro's arrangement, a four-year detoxification and weight loss regimen began in Havana. Maradona recalls visiting Castro whenever he had time and chatting with him, not just in football and sports, but also in politics and food.
Castro: Tell you a secret, you know me, don't tell outsiders. If I am elected president of the United States, I will not be rare.
As a friend of the Latin American left, Maradona appeared at several anti-American rallies.
In 2016, when Maradona wanted to take his grandson Ben Haming to Disneyland, the U.S. embassy and consulate refused to issue him a visa. On October 30, 2020, Maradona celebrated its 60th birthday. In an interview with Roma Sport, he said that the early disappearance of the new crown virus is the best gift for himself. Maradona said he wanted Napoli to win another Serie A title and to play against England and score another goal with his hand, but this time on the right hand.
Although there is various controversies surrounding Maradona after his retirement. However, at least two points are rarely questioned. First, Maradona loves football, but he loves his country more than he does. Second, the guy who likes to speak up straight has never laughed at the weak in the slums because he knows where he comes from. Maradona may not be perfect, but a generation of champions is real, and people like that reality.
Choreographer 丨 Yang Jin Xu Na
Editor 丨 Zhao Hui