Sourav Ganguly shared a photo of him with Diego Maradona.© Twitter
Former India captain and current chairman of the Indian Cricket Control Board Sourav Ganguly paid tribute to soccer legend Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack aged 60 in Argentina on Wednesday. “My hero no more … my mad genius rest in peace … I watched soccer for you …” Ganguly tweeted. Recognized as one of the best footballers of all time, the Argentine captain, winner of the World Cup, died of a heart attack, after undergoing brain surgery earlier this month, told AFP a member of his entourage.
My hero no more … my mad genius rest in peace … I watched football for you … pic.twitter.com/JhqFffD2vr
– Sourav Ganguly (@ SGanguly99) November 25, 2020
In 2000, the world’s football authority, FIFA, conducted an online Player of the Century survey. Maradona obtained 54 percent of the votes, Pelé was second with 18 percent. FIFA declared them joint winners.
Maradona married his long-time girlfriend, Claudia Villafane, in 1984. They had two daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, and they divorced in 2004.
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He also had a son, Diego Junior, born in Naples in 1986, although he only recognized paternity in 2004.
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