Napoli rename home ground as Diego Maradona Stadium in legendary footballer’s honour
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and was widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, died on November 24.
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and was widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, died on November 24.
Maradona has played in the Spanish league in two stints either side of his sojourn at Napoli. He spent two seasons at Barcelona from 1982 to 1984
Diego Maradona had visited Kolkata, known as the Mecca of Indian Football, 2008 and 2017 participate in a charity football match.
Considered as one of the best footballers of all time, beside Brazilian legend Pele, Diego Maradona died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.
Diego Maradona on Wednesday died due to cardiorespiratory arrest at his home in the Tigre district on the northern outskirts of the capital Buenos Aires.
Ayala also believes that Messi has the ability to help the national team and feels that the fact that Messi wants to be treated as one among the other players.
Maradona compared Gimnasia's supporters to those of Napoli, whom he famously represented as a player from 1984 to 1991.
The 32-year-old Messi scored four goals at the weekend in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Eibar and has now been involved in more than 1,000 goals in his career, scoring 696 and assisting another 306.
Notably, Venezuela have been without a coach since 3 January.
Maradona, who almost single-handedly guided Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, is currently the manager of Argentinean first division side Gimnasia, where he is contracted until May.
