Diego Maradona

'Defiant' Maradona refused hospitalisation, doctor informs death trial

One of the questions at the heart of the trial is whether the decision to allow him to convalesce in a private home instead of a medical facility endangered his life.

Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented his death

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot. He had battled cocaine and alcohol addiction for decades.

Maradona was ‘in agony’ for over 12 hours before death, forensic expert tells court

Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot. He had battled cocaine and alcohol addiction for decades.

Bodyguard arrested for 'contradictions' in testimony at Maradona trial

Julio Coria left the courtroom in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro in handcuffs after judges ruled in favor of the prosecution's claim that he had lied under oath.

No 'medical items' around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court

Officer Lucas Farias testified in the trial of seven health professionals accused of homicide for their alleged role in what prosecutors have described as the "horror theater" of Maradona's final days.

Maradona medical team on trial for 'horror theater' of his death

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days go on trial Tuesday accused of criminal negligence over his death.

Trial of Maradona's medics to start four years after star's death

More than 100 witnesses, including members of Maradona's family and doctors who tended to him down the years, will take the stand over the course of the four-month trial, which starts Tuesday in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro.

'Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona comes to life in an immersive exhibit underway in Barcelona, featuring a hologram of the late player and a reconstruction of his childhood home.

November 27, 2016
November 27, 2016

Football legend Maradona mourns "second father" Castro

For football great Diego Maradona, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was more than a friend and fellow Latin American legend, he was "a second father."

October 30, 2016
October 30, 2016

Diego Maradona's childhood home turned into public museum in Buenos Aires

How many sleepless nights did the young man who would become one of soccer's greatest players spend gazing up at the ceiling, imagining dizzying dribbles, spectacular goals and hoisting the World Cup above his head?

September 21, 2016
September 21, 2016

Football: Messi is what Maradona was, says Matthaus

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi is the modern-day Diego Maradona, according to Germany great Lothar Matthaus.

August 2, 2016
August 2, 2016

Messi not as good as Maradona or Di Stefano: Sacchi

Retired Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi claims Lionel Messi, while “the best player in the world today”, is not the greatest Argentine to ever play the game.

July 16, 2016
July 16, 2016

Maradona TV series planned

Diego Maradona's larger-than-life exploits are coming to the small screen, producers say on Thursday.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Argentina begs Lionel Messi not to quit

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona and the country's President Mauricio Macri urge Lionel Messi not to leave the national team despite his vow to quit after a humiliating defeat.

June 25, 2016
June 25, 2016

Lionel Messi ready for crowning glory in final

Lionel Messi will bid to gild his legacy as the greatest footballer of his generation here Sunday by ending Argentina's 23-year wait for a major title in a dream final against holders Chile in the Copa America Centenario.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

'Don't come back without Copa'

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona tells his national team not to bother coming back home if they don't win the Copa America Centenario on Sunday.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Shilton, Diego trade barbs

Diego Maradona and former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton reignite on their long-running feud, on the 30th anniversary of the Argentine's infamous "Hand of God" World Cup goal.

June 18, 2016
June 18, 2016

Icardi doesn't exist to me: Maradona

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has said his compatriot, Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, is "dead to me" following his controversial feud with former teammate Maxi Lopez.