FILE PHOTO: A mural depicting late soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona is pictured outside the Diego Maradona stadium, before a celebration marking his 61st birth date, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of fans of soccer great Diego Maradona will pay tribute to the star on the one-year anniversary of his death, amid legal wrangles about how he died and allegations over past relationships that threaten to tarnish his legacy.
The Argentine world champion, known as 'Pelusa' for his once flowing mane and 'D10S' - a play on the word for 'God' in Spanish and his famous no. 10 jersey - died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60 due to cardiac arrest.
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