
Argentina's national football team coach and former football star Diego Armando Maradona (C) greets the young artist who painted and presented him with a portrait of revolutionary Che Guevara, as Maradona's girlfriend Veronica (R) looks on during the laying of the foundation stone for the Indian Football School at Maheshtala, on the outskirts of Kolkata on December 6, 2008. On November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, Maradona died of a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. (Photo/DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP via Getty Images)
Diego Maradona (1960-2020): Some Bittersweet Reflections
Maradona was more than just an extraordinary footballer. He was also a complicated social icon. That further distinguishes him from other footballers, though Pele also has some of that... and it is great to see young footballers like Marcus Rashford taking up that mantle.