26 Nov 2020

Argentina mourns loss of football superstar Diego Maradona

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 26 November 2020

The tributes are flooding in for the Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona who has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.

Maradona had been recovering from brain surgery in Buenos Aires.

Described as one of the greatest players of all time, Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup and produced a series of sublime individual performances.

He also sparked controversy, scoring the now infamous 'Hand of God' goal against England in the quarter-finals.

Correspondent Frankie Deges is in Buenos Aires.