In 1994 he was thrown out of the World Cup in America after failing a drugs test, before retiring from football in 1997. He also managed the Argentinian national team at the South Africa World Cup in 2010. Later in the same year he was arrested in Buenos Aires for possessing half a kilo of cocaine, and was given a 14-month suspended sentence. Maradona was the light of this city and was the most important symbol of world football. 'Today I am sad, this 2020 has torn the most important man in the history of world football from his life.

Source: Daily Mail November 25, 2020 16:22 UTC