'The Foot Of God': Amul Pays Rich Tribute To Legendary Argentinian Footballer Diego Maradona In Its Latest Topical

Amul pays tribute to Diego Maradona: Maradona had successful surgery earlier this month to remove blood clots from his brain. Along with this, he was also being treated to get rid of alcohol addiction. On Wednesday, a minute of silence was observed in the honor of Maradona in the Champions League matches.

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Argentina has a three-day national mourning following the death of Legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. One of the greatest footballers of all time breathed his last on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac-respiratory arrest  at the age of 60. Maradona's body has been brought to the President's office at Casa Rosara. Here people will be able to pay tribute to the legend for three days.

Diego Maradona Passes Away At 60: Here's How Amul Paid Rich Tribute To Legendary Argentinian Footballer!

The postmortem of Maradona's body is still pending. According to local news reports, Maradona died Wednesday afternoon in his home in Tiger City, Buenos Aires. Many celebrities from all walks of life paid tribute to Maradona. These include Messi, Ronaldo and Brazilian great Pelé.

Meanwhile, Amul paid rich tribute to the iconic sports figure in its latest topical and wrote, "Tribute to one of the greatest footballers of all time!" The topical mentions "The Foot of God" with reference to Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal.

#Amul Topical: Tribute to one of the greatest footballers of all time! pic.twitter.com/E5C3eMYM68

— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) November 26, 2020

Maradona had successful surgery earlier this month to remove blood clots from his brain. Along with this, he was also being treated to get rid of alcohol addiction. On Wednesday, a minute of silence was observed in the honor of Maradona in the Champions League matches. Similarly, one minute silence will be kept in European fixers this week as well.

On Wednesday, Argentina had a match between Football Club International and Maradona's former club Boca Juniors, which was canceled. Fans arrived at the stadium in large numbers and many people started crying in the sorrow of Maradona leaving the world.

Maradona dies at 60: Highlights From An Extraordinary Football Career

Argentine athlete Maradona had a football career that the world will never forget. The Football Writers Association has also given him the title of Footballer of the Year 4 times. Maradona won the World Cup against England in 1986 at the age of just 25, playing as the captain of the Argentina team.

Pelé ruled the football world before arrival of Diego Maradona. Later, too, many great players were born in the, who, when discussing their superiority or career, pointed to the titles they had won and the goals they scored. But the charisma, frenzy and emotion that Maradona created on the football field has never happened before and since.

Maradona was an avid fighter. His energy absorbed his companions and that's why he was called a Roman gladiator on the football field.