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FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2019 file photo, former soccer great Diego Maradona flashes victory signs to fans below at the Casa Rosada government house after meeting with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Decades ago, Maradona held up his team's soccer trophy at this spot on the balcony after winning the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Marcos Brindicci, File)

If you were there, you will never forget Maradona in Mexico

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Mourners embrace as they wait to see Diego Maradona lying in state outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who led his country to the 1986 World Cup died Wednesday at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentines bid a raucous farewell to Maradona amid clashes

By Almudena Calatrava and Debora Rey - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 29, 1986 file photo, Diego Maradona holds up his team's trophy after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany at the World Cup final soccer match at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File)

AP PHOTOS: Maradona a genius on the field, a character off

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Neighbors gather in front of the house where Diego Maradona was born in the Villa Fiorito neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina’s soccer fans weep for superhero Diego Maradona

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Argentine soccer superstar Diego Armando Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples, Italy, on May 10, 1987. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File )

For Napoli fans, Maradona’s legend will always live on

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold &quot;Sports Oscar&quot; trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

By Debora Rey - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 22, 1986 file photo, Argentina's Diego Maradona, left, beats England's goalkeeper Peter Shilton to a high ball and scores his first of two goals at the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City. On this day: This was the day of the &quot;Hand of God,&quot; when Maradona used his left fist to knock a ball past England's Shilton. (El Grafico via AP, File)

AP WAS THERE: Diego Maradona ousts England at 1986 World Cup

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold &quot;Sports Oscar&quot; trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Feuding no more, Pelé joins world in mourning Diego Maradona

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 file photo, Diego Armando Maradona, left, greets Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, ahead of an inter-religious match for peace. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Vatican: Pope prays for Maradona, fondly recalls meeting him

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The press surrounds an ambulance believed to be transporting soccer legend Diego Maradona as it pulls away from Olivos Clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Maradona's manager and lawyer Matías Morla confirmed Wednesday that the world soccer legend would be discharged today from the hospital where he has been hospitalized for more than a week. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Maradona leaves hospital 8 days after brain surgery

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REY - Associated Press

COVID-19 patients lie on beds in a field hospital built inside a gym in Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Doctor: Maradona needs time, family support to recover

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

A soccer fan stands behind a banner featuring former soccer star Diego Maradona and Marxist revolutionary Ernesto &quot;Che&quot; Guevara, outside the Clinica Olivos, where Maradona will undergo surgery, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. His personal doctor Leopoldo Luque, who is a neurologist, said Maradona has suffered a subdural hematoma, likely caused by an accident. The 1986 World Cup champion was admitted to a private hospital in la Plata with signs of depression on Monday, three days after his 60th birthday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Doctor says Diego Maradona doing well after surgery

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - Associated Press

A banner of former soccer star Diego Maradona hangs outside the hospital where he is hospitalized in La Plata, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Diego Maradona was admitted to the hospital with signs of depression Monday, three days after his 60th birthday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Maradona surgery for bleeding on brain ends with success

By Debora Rey - Associated Press

Gimnasia y Esgrima's coach Diego Maradona sits at the bench prior to an Argentina's soccer league match against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Maradona admitted to a hospital with signs of depression

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Men play soccer at a local club, Play Futbol 5, in Pergamino, Argentina, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. In order to continue playing amid government restrictions to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the club divided its soccer field into 12 rectangles to mark limited areas for each player, keeping them from making physical contact. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Human foosball: New form of soccer developed for pandemic

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - Associated Press

Diego Maradona has surgery on right knee

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FILE - In this May 5, 2019 file photo, Dorados' head coach Diego Maradona shouts instructions to his players during extra time of a final leg match at a second division soccer league match against Atletico San Luis, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. On the advice of his doctors, Maradona will not continue coaching the Dorados de Sinaloa, a second division Mexican team, according to the club and his representative on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Maradona’s stint with the Sinaloa Dorados is over

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

This image released by HBO shows soccer star Diego Maradona in a scene from &quot;Maradona.&quot; Constructed from over 500 hours of footage, the documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s. (HBO via AP)

Soccer god Maradona’s rise and fall in Asif Kapadia’s doc

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Maradona undergoes surgery for stomach bleeding in Argentina

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In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 photo, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman is made to face the press as he's escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in Mexico City. Guzman's second prison escape in 2015 from a top security prison though a tunnel had embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto and made his capture a national priority. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Copa Libertadores final: A sign of Argentina’s decadence

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press