Diego Maradona has reportedly passed away at the age of 60.
The Argentina legend – regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time – reportedly suffered a cardio-respiratory arrest and was left in a serious condition.
Argentine outlet Clarin then reported later on Wednesday that Maradona had passed away.
Maradona was hospitalised earlier this month after undergoing surgery for a blood clot on the brain.
The surgery was successful but, just weeks later, Maradona has passed away.
The news has been confirmed by ESPN Argentina and TyC Sports.
Journalist Cesar Luis Merlo reports that doctors attempted to revive Maradona.
But it seems that the awful news is sadly true: football has lost one of its most legendary players.
source: Mirror, Givemesport and Wikipédia
Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020)
Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer and football manager. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, and by many as the greatest ever.
He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
Maradona’s vision, passing, ball control and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature (1.65 m or 5 ft 5 in), which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team’s general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he also possessed s and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”), a name that stuck with him throughout his career.
An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice. First when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell’s Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades.
In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the “Hand of God”, while the second goal followed a 60 m dribble past five England players, voted “Goal of the Century” by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona became coach of Argentina in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. He was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in November 2020.
source: Wikipedia
Vocabulary
to pass away | elhunyni |
cardio-respiratory arrest | hirtelen szív és légzőszervi leállás |
to hospitalise | kórházban ápolni |
to undergo surgery | operáción túlesni |
blood clot | vérrög |
to confirm | megerősíteni |
to attempt | megpróbálni |
to revive | újjáéleszteni |
dribbling | cselezés |
stature | termet |
a low centre of gravity | alacsony súlypontú |
manoeuvre | manőverezni/ helyezkedni |
opposing players | ellenfél játékosok |
be single out | kiválasztani/ kipécézni |
to possess | rendelkezni valamilyen képességgel |
free kick | szabadrúgás |
precocious | koraérett |
to stick with | rajta ragadni |
transfer fee | átigazolási díj |
accolades | elismerések/ jutalmak |
to earn 91 caps | felnőtt válogatottként 91 mérkőzésen részt venni |
to score goal | gólt szerezni |
quarter final | elődöntő/ negyeddöntő |
unpenalized handling foul | büntetlenül hagyott kezezési szabálysértés (kézzel juttatni a labdát a hálóba) |
to be in charge of | felelős valamiért |
chairman | elnök |