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Five Years On, Football World Honors Diego Maradona

The anniversary highlights enduring devotion alongside a medical case now scheduled for trial in March 2026.

Overview

  • Boca Juniors released a symbolic video of fans placing daisies on Maradona’s statue at La Bombonera, set to an acoustic version of La mano de Dios.
  • Argentina’s national team shared a commemorative video as global tributes flowed from clubs and leagues including Napoli, LaLiga and CONMEBOL, with Lionel Messi posting a black‑and‑white embrace from 2010.
  • Maradona’s official social account was reactivated with a line from Mercedes Sosa’s Como la cigarra: “Tantas veces me mataron… sigo aquí, resucitando.”
  • Dalma and Gianinna Maradona posted emotional messages, with Dalma promising her father “will have the justice he deserves.”
  • Eight medical professionals remain charged with homicidio con dolo eventual in his death after an earlier trial was halted over a judge’s conduct, and a new proceeding is slated in San Isidro for March 2026.