It was a sad day for football as Diego Maradona passed away from a heart attack on November 25. The Argentine legend, hailed by many as the Greatest of All Time, was 60 years old. Maradona is considered by a high percentage of fans as the best footballer ever to have been born. Some even rate him above Pele. It is no surprise that fans were left shocked at the news of his death.?
Tributes poured in for the legend as football suffered a big loss in a year that has been marred by tragedy. Fans took to social media to pour out their emotions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also consoled his death along with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo:?
?Maradona led Argentina to their 2nd and last FIFA World Cup title to date in 1986. He scored the infamous Hand of God and Goal of the Century vs England. A playmaker, he created a lot of chances for his side to score and was sheer poetry in motion on the pitch. That is what made him the GOAT so to speak.
The legacy he leaves behind is hard to match up to.?