PARIS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- French football legend Michel Platini expressed his sadness after the death of Argentine great Diego Maradona on Wednesday, saying that "it's our past that goes away."
"I am very sad. I am nostalgic for what was a wonderful era," said Platini, who was one of the biggest rivals of the Argentine in the 1980s as the Frenchman played for Juventus against Maradona's Napoli.
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