Maradona’s no saint but he’s the people’s footballer

IF you follow and love football, you will love Diego Armando Maradona.

And for myself, his death due to a heart attack just three weeks after he turned 60, represents the passing of a glorious era.

I was a teenager growing up in Penang and kicking a ball around with my schoolmates before and after classes, when Maradona was in the height of his stardom.