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Singapore – Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam paid tribute to soccer legend Diego Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday (November 25), and called him a “drug-cut genius” in a social media post. socials on Thursday (November 26).
Maradona is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of his generation and one of the greatest of all time, although his “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been widely criticized over the years. .
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He is the joint winner with Brazilian player Pelé of the unique FIFA Player of the 20th Century award in December 2000.
However, Maradona was also a troublesome character. He was banned in 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs. From the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, he was addicted to cocaine after allegedly trying the drug in Barcelona in 1983.
By mid-1984, he had a full-blown drug addiction, which interfered with his ability to play soccer.
Maradona also suffered the effects of alcohol abuse that affected his physical and mental health. On May 8, 2007, he appeared on Argentine television and stated that he had stopped drinking and had not used drugs in two and a half years.
However, during the 2018 World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria, Maradona was shown on television with extremely erratic behavior, with a large amount of white residue visible on the glass in front of his seat in the stands. The stains could have been fingerprints, and then he blamed his behavior on drinking too much wine.
On November 2, 2020, Maradona was admitted to a hospital in La Plata, allegedly for psychological reasons. A representative for the former soccer player said his condition was not serious. A day later, he underwent emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma.
Maradona was released from the hospital on November 12 after a successful surgery and was supervised by doctors as an outpatient but died of a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires days later, on November 25, at the age of 60. / ITGS
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