the greatest footballer of our times is now battling for death..
those who saw him 1986 world cup and the Italian League matches for Napoli would vouch for that statement..
too bad that he could not cope up with the stardom…
Sad Sad news. I hope He recovers soon.
I wish he has managed his success well.
Maradona improving in intensive care](Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands.)
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the most gifted players in soccer history, remains in intensive care in a Buenos Aires clinic with heart and breathing problems but is stable and improving.
His doctors said in a statement that Maradona’s “progress has been satisfactory until now” and that his arterial pressure was normalising.
Family doctor Alfredo Cahe said Maradona had a lung infection and denied reports he had taken an overdose of cocaine – an addiction he has battled against for the last decade and which has left him a bloated shadow of his former self.
“He has a lung infection … because of a chill,” Cahe told a scrum of reporters outside the posh Buenos Aires clinic where Maradona is being treated. “He is quite stable and (his progress) is relatively good.”
“It is not related to an overdose,” Cahe earlier told local radio. "Lately Maradona was not (consuming) cocaine.
get well soon Maradona!
oh man!
most llikely drug overdose. he has had it happen before as well.
he did not have his hand on any drugs, if there was a hand it was the hand of god.
well, ever since he's stopped as player, he has fallen from his respectful position in my eyes.........it's getting from bad to worse with him
Maradona faces long hospital spell](Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands.)
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Soccer great Diego Maradona, still in intensive care two days after falling ill with heart and breathing problems, has improved slightly but still needs help to breathe, his doctors say.
“He is a little better than yesterday,” family doctor Alfredo Cahe told reporters at the private Buenos Aires clinic where Maradona, one of the greatest and most controversial players in the sport’s history, was taken on Sunday.
“He is stable, advancing step by step…it’s very early, we are in a delicate situation,” Cahe said.
But Cahe, who has shot down media reports that cocaine was responsible for Maradona’s illness, added that the 43-year-old former Argentina captain faced a long spell in hospital.
“I would like to take this opportunity to ask for a little bit of respect (for Maradona’s family),” he added, saying he had seen some “ugly” comments in the local media.
Earlier, another of the medical team said that Maradona – now a bloated figure almost unrecognisable from the man who inspired his country to World Cup success in 1986 – still needed help breathing and had also developed pneumonia.
Maradona arrived at the clinic in a serious, feverish condition on Sunday with breathing difficulties and a swollen heart after watching his former club Boca Juniors play Nueva Chicago in the Argentine championship.
Maradona, who has been visiting a clinic in Cuba since 2000 where he has been undergoing treatment for drug use, arrived in Buenos Aires last month to visit his homeland for the first time in more than a year.
A crowd of admirers kept a vigil in the street outside the clinic in a plush Buenos Aires neighbourhood.
“I just want him to recover,” said 20-year-old law student Agustin Pellegrini, wearing a blue and yellow Boca tracksuit top. “He is the only person who has brought any happiness to the Argentine people in recent years. That’s why I love him.”
Rising to stardom from a Buenos Aires slum to lead Argentina to World Cup victory, Maradona’s is the ultimate rags-to-riches story in this soccer-mad country and he has gained the status of the likes of Che Guevara – whose image is tattooed on his arm – and Evita Peron.
At the peak of his form, he led Argentina to a 3-2 triumph over West Germany in the 1986 World Cup final. In 1991 he failed a dope test for cocaine and was banned for 15 months.
He played in his fourth World Cup in the United States in 1994 but tested positive for a cocktail of drugs the day before he was due to make a record 22nd appearance.
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An overweight Maradona.
Drugs and lifestyle aside, the greatest footballer ever bar none.
^ not to mention a pretty good volleyball player too ;)
^an English fan are we?? :D
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Drugs and lifestyle aside, the greatest footballer ever bar none.
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greater than Pelé ?
IMO yes. Ok he was good at volleyball ( ;) ) but the 2nd goal he scored against England in the world cup was probably the best goal I've ever seen. The one where he beat half the England team and then went back and did it again for good measure before putting the ball in the net...it was like ballet.
FIFA declared him the footballer of the century. Now that is a mighty big tribute and one which he deserved. The goal which Xtreme describes above was pure magic, the way he dodged the English players and scored a dream goal.
Yup ehsan.
All the cheat stuff and drug stuff are a seperate issue. But my main impression will always be of a God given talent which was made football 'the beautiful game'. When he got the ball at his feet you could smell the fear in the opposition camp...and you could guarantee that every touch he had would inflict damage. It was an awesome and almost frightening talent, he was so far above the rest it was like he was from a different planet.
X that was a great goal, but i still prefer Robson's 27 second goal against France :) remember that.
despite his volleyball and general unsportsman like attitude overall, he was a good player and I enjoyed watching him play.
Robson's 27 second goal was enjoyed for patriotic reasons Fraudz, Maradonna's genius was beyond nationalistic boundaries. Same with players like George Best who was a great footballer despite playing for a terrorist-backing nation :p
Not really, Robson's goal was an amazing display of genius. Maradonna was indeed a gifted player, but if one says that they enjoyed cantona, platini, linekar, zico, donadoni etc, it does not mean that its for nationalistic reasons.
You'll have to run that one by me again Fraudz. I don't recall Robson's goal that well. Wasn't it just a strong run which ended with a headed goal?