LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Impatient fans were confronting police as thousands lined up to say goodbye to Diego Maradona on Thursday at the Argentine presidential mansion staging the funeral of one of football’s greatest stars. Fans threw bottles and metal fences at police near the Casa Rosada in the heart of Buenos Aires. Open visitation started…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Marseille manager, Andres Villas-Boas, has called on the world football governing body FIFA, to retire the no.10 shirt in honour of the late Diego Maradona. Maradona, who is widely considered the greatest footballer of all-time, died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 60. His health has been in decline in the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players in soccer history who almost singlehandedly led his native Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, has died, the country’s football federation said on Wednesday. He was 60. The cause of death was not immediately clear, but Maradona had long battled heath problems since his…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Diego Maradona, widely considered one of the all-time football greats, is suffering from complications caused by “episodes of confusion” developed after his surgery, according to his personal doctor Leopoldo Luque. The Argentine football legend was initially admitted to a hospital in La Plata on Monday as a preventive measure, with the diagnosis…