Indian football legend IM Vijayan took to Twitter to pay his tribute to ‘Hand of God’ Diego Maradona, who has passed away at the age of 60. Watch the video of the iconic moment when the two shared a stage!
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There are sports stars and then there are legends like Diego Maradona. He was perhaps one of the earliest representations of talent trouncing of any personal misgivings, who breathed his last on 25 November 2020, at the age of 60, due to a heart attack.
A key player in the 1986 World Cup, Maradona was instrumental in leading Argentina to winning the FIFA World Cup. During the quarter finals with England, he described his unlikely goal as “the hand of God” incident, and from then on, the phrase was synonymous with the footballer.
Maradona was one who lived his life King size, and by his own rules. He never deferred or cowered before anyone, “I am black or white, I’ll never be grey in my life,” he once said. His mercurial talent and…