One year after the death of Diego Armando Maradona – the greatest footballer of all time – the tributes to his life continue to flood in from all over the world.
With that in mind, we decided to pick out nine of the very best tributes to the Argentine hero.
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Remembering 10 ?????????? moments from the ?????? number 10, a year on from his death… pic.twitter.com/9ujF2o7zbx
— 90min (@90min_Football) November 25, 2021
?? OFICIAL: Este es el nuevo logo de la Copa de la Liga Profesional, ahora nombrada Diego Armando Maradona
? ¿Qué te parece? pic.twitter.com/B90BcR01n2
— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) November 28, 2020
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The Argentine Super League Cup was renamed the ‘Maradona Cup’ shortly after the World Cup-winner’s passing. The final this past year was contested between Boca Juniors and Banfield – Maradona would’ve been glad to hear that it was Boca who won it.
“Macron”:
Por su carta tras el fallecimiento de Diego Maradona pic.twitter.com/tu4ELDad1R— ¿Por qué es tendencia? (@porquetendencia) November 26, 2020
After Maradona’s death celebrities, politicians, musicians etc. all paid tribute – however the one tribute that stood out above the rest was a lengthy letter written by French president Emmanuel Macron.
Macron hailed Maradona as “the undisputed owner of the ball, so loved by the French people”. Kind words indeed.
❤️ #DiegoEterno
? La estatua de Diego Maradona más grande del país está en Santa Clara del Mar.
➡ La misma tiene 10 metros de alto, más otros tres formados por una pelota sobre la cabeza del deportista.
? ✍️ @Canal10MDP / Pablo Funes. pic.twitter.com/jRh9tvQ2Jb
— El Gráfico (@elgraficoweb) October 19, 2021
Well, there’s been plenty of these that have popped up in the last year.
A sculpture was erected in the Azteca Stadium to honour his astonishing solo goal against England, a square in Rio De Janeiro was named after him, and a statue was built in the Madres de Cities Stadium in Santiago del Estero. Just to name a few.
En la República Separatista de Berazategui no solo le hicieron a Maradona un mural de 18 metros hermoso intervenido por Arte Público sino q además le pusieron a la calle Av. Diego Armando Maradona …y así sumamos un motivo más de por qué al conurbano se lo ama siempre. pic.twitter.com/ebkqrxlwkx
— SS (@nippleconurbano) October 30, 2021
Along with statutes being erected, plenty of street were just downright named after Diego too. The Rio de Janeiro Street in Lanus because the ‘Diego Armando Maradona Street’, as did streets in Berazategui and Merlo.
A special gesture from the All Blacks to Argentina before tonight’s Haka.
?: @skysportnz #ARGvNZL pic.twitter.com/IRlGvmFgyV
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 28, 2020
One of the most emotional tributes in the weekend after Maradona died was delivered by the All Blacks, who before their traditional ‘haka’ offered a shirt to the Argentine rugby team in Maradona’s honour.
The stadium where Maradona became a Serie A legend was rightly named after the former Napoli superstar immediately after his passing.
Hermoso santuario: así quedó el templo que Argentinos Jrs hizo en su estadio en honor a Diego Maradona, acompañado por todas las camisetas que ofrendaron los fanáticos. #DiegoEterno pic.twitter.com/F0A4hlGAiB
— ESPN Argentina (@ESPNArgentina) December 11, 2020
The club who found Maradona way back in the mid 70s have built a special room to house as much El Diego memorabilia as possible.
There have always been murals of Maradona all around Naples and Argentina – and since his death even more have been painted to pay tribute to his greatness.
Basically every goal that was scored in the immediate aftermath of Maradona’s death was dedicated to football’s greatest ever – but none were more heartfelt than Lionel Messi’s. The superstar forward scored against Osasuna and then revealed a Newell’s Old Boys shirt with number 10 on the back.
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