On 25 November 2020, football icon Diego Armando Maradona passed away. One year on, things are still not quiet around the“divine “
On Thursday, the football world, especially in Naples, will pause once again: It will be the first anniversary of the death of the outsized Diego Armando Maradona. This may be one of the reasons why SSC will be competing in the Europa League as early as Wednesday, when the Partenopei face Spartak Moscow.
Their jersey, which adorns Maradona’s likeness these days, is just one of many tributes – the “divine” is also making all kinds of headlines on his “Ascension”. “I feel that this day is not for tributes, not for celebrations,” said Diego’s daughter Dalma, but mixed in between numerous tributes, as in his lifetime, are also accusations of all kinds
The inheritance – not the football one – is being fought over, the legal persecution of his doctor is still in full swing. Maradona himself is accused of rape, among other things, on the first anniversary of his death by a former lover, and of his paternity by other plaintiffs.
It seems, what the daughters from his first marriage would actually wish for, that there is just no quiet around the late football genius, to whom there is still also plenty of tribute. On 14 December, in Saudi Arabia, Maradona’s former clubs FC Barcelona and Boca Juniors are holding a memorial match, Amazon Prime or Spotify, among others, are currently offering new content on the life and death of the 1986 world champion.
Other things will also be on offer in mid-December – and very personal ones from the life of Diego Armando. If you want and have the financial means, you can bid for flats, cars, jerseys, a Bible or a kettle from an immortal who only lived to be 60 years old.
