Soccer Football - Argentina - Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium, La Plata, Argentina - September 8, 2019 Diego Maradona during his presentation as the new coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Argentina's soccer team head coach Diego Maradona shouts at his players from the touchline during their international friendly soccer match against Scotland at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland November 19,2008.
Football legends Pele (R) and Diego Maradona attend an advertising soccer event on the eve of the opening of the UEFA 2016 European Championship in Paris, France, June 9, 2016.
Argentina's coach Diego Maradona pauses while answering journalists' questions on the field before the 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Germany at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona meets Cuban President Fidel
Castro at Havana's Revolution Palace October 29, 2001. Maradona showed
off his tattoos of Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and also gave the
sports-loving Cuban revolutionary a lesson in ball-skills and tactics.
Former soccer star Diego Maradona balances a ball on his head during a photocall for "Maradona by Kusturica" by Serbian director Emir Kusturica at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2008.
- FILE PHOTO 02JUN06 - Argentina's Diego Maradona (C) is fouled by South Korea's Kim Young-se (L) during their first round World Cup match in Mexico City in this June 2, 1986 file photo. On June 22, 1986, Maradona made three indelible marks on the World Cup, scoring its most infamous and then its most brilliant goal before providing its most memorable quote. South Korea's Park Kiung-Hoon is at right.
Soccer Football - Argentina - La Plata, Argentina - September 8, 2019 President of Gimnasia y Esgrima Gabriel Pellegrino and Diego Maradona during his presentation as new coach.
Argentina's coach Diego Maradona looks on during the 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match against Nigeria at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg June 12, 2010.
Soccer star Diego Maradona hugs his daughter Claudia prior to making a speech to members of the Oxford Union November 6. Maradona said he was greatly honoured to be asked to talk to the prestigious group.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro meets former Argentine soccer player Diego Armando Maradona in Havana April 13, 2013, in this picture released by Cuban website Cubadebate on April 15, 2013.
Soccer Football - Superliga - Boca Juniors v Gimnasia y Esgrima - Alberto J. Armando Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 7, 2020 Gimnasia y Esgrima coach Diego Maradona before the match.
Argentina's soccer legend Diego Maradona (C) poses with Qatar fans dressed in traditional Arabic clothes during his visit to Qatar's Alsadd Club in Doha November 18, 2005. Maradona and Brazil's Pele were headlining the guest list for the official unveiling of the world's biggest covered sports dome, the ASPIRE Academy of Sports Excellence, in Qatar.
Cuban President Fidel Castro poses with Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona, his wife Claudia Villafane and their two children, during a visit to the Revolution Palace December 30.
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona shows a tattoo of Latin-American rebel Che Ghevara during a press conference in Maracaibo, March 28, 2005. Maradona will meet with Venezulan President Hugo Chavez.
Argentina's soccer team head coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference in Marseille, February 10, 2009. Argentina will play France in an international friendly soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on February 11.
Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona smokes a cigar before the start of the Argentine First Division soccer match between Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires February 19, 2006.
Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona (L) and his girlfriend Veronica Ojeda attend the MotoGP race during the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano racetrack August 31, 2008.
Argentine soccer idol Diego Maradona gestures at photographers outside a Havana supermarket where he was shopping January 25. Maradona, in Cuba for drug addiction treatment, punched and broke a foreign journalist's car window Tuesday in another outburst against unwanted media attention.
Argentina's coach Diego Maradona hugs Lionel Messi after Germany won their 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 3, 2010.
Argentina's coach Diego Maradona celebrates his team's goal against Nigeria during the 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg June 12, 2010.
Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona celebrates before thousands of spectators after his team, Boca Juniors, beat their rival River Plate in the Argentine 'classic' confrontation between the two most popular soccer teams October 25. Maradona played half the match as Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-1, putting them at the head of the current league championship.
Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) and Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona play with a ball during an interview in La Havana, October 26, 2005. Maradona was in Havana to interview Castro for his weekly television show in Argentina, to be aired tonight, and promised President Castro he would be at the front of an anti-Bush march in Argentina next week. Photo taken October 26, 2005.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez welcomes Argentina's soccer coach Diego Maradona at Miraflores Palace in Caracas July 22, 2010.
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona salutes to the crowd prior a soccer match in La Bombonera stadium, August 29, 2004. [Maradona, hospitalized since May in a private psychiatric care for rehabilitation, appeared on the soccer field for first time since May.
Argentina's soccer team head coach Diego Maradona waves to his fans at a stadium in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata December 6, 2008. Thousands of excited fans lined the road to give Maradona an emotional welcome.
Soccer Football - Argentina - Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium, La Plata, Argentina - September 8, 2019 Diego Maradona during his presentation as the new coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Argentina's head coach Diego Maradona dives onto the ground as he celebrates his team's second goal during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match against Peru in Buenos Aires, October 10, 2009.
Argentina's coach Diego Maradona celebrates his team's goal against Nigeria during the 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg June 12, 2010.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez welcomes Argentina's soccer coach Diego Maradona at Miraflores Palace in Caracas July 22, 2010.
Argentina soccer coach Diego Maradona greets school children from Kgotlelelang in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria January 19, 2010. Maradona, together with a delegation from the Argentina Football Association (AFA), is in the country for a five-day visit to inspect the facilities to be used by the Argentina team in Tshwane during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona his wife Claudia Villafane (R), sit with their two daughters Giannina Dinora (L) and Dalma Nerea ( third from L) the day of their civil wedding in Buenos Aires, in this November 7, 1989 file photo. Maradona remained in intensive care on Tuesday morning, more than 36 hours after falling ill with heart and breathing problems. A clutch of fans continued a vigil outside the posh Buenos Aires clinic where Maradona, one of the most gifted players in soccer history, was rushed on Sunday. Maradona arrived at the clinic in a serious, feverish condition with breathing difficulties and a swollen heart after watching a game at his former club Boca Juniors' stadium where he made his name.
Argentina's Diego Maradona falls to the pitch after being tripped up in their World Cup quarterfinal match against England in Mexico City in this June 22, 1986 file photo. Maradona scored both goals in Argentina's 2-1 victory. Maradona remained in intensive care on Tuesday morning, more than 36 hours after falling ill with heart and breathing problems. A clutch of fans continued a vigil outside the posh Buenos Aires clinic where Maradona, one of the most gifted players in soccer history, was rushed on Sunday. Maradona arrived at the clinic in a serious, feverish condition with breathing difficulties and a swollen heart after watching a game at his former club Boca Juniors' stadium where he made his name.
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona talks with Argentina Football Association President Julio Grondona (R) while Carlos Bilardo (L) looks on during the official announcement of Maradona as the new coach of the Argentine national soccer team and Bilardo as General Manager, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, November 4, 2008.
Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona (R) alongside his daughter Giannina, [cheers his team Boca Juniors during the final of the South American Cup between Argentina's Boca Juniors and Bolivia's Bolivar played in Buenos Aires], December 17, 2004.
Diego Maradona: 1960 - 2020