Pele mourns passing of Argentine great Maradona

November 25, 2020 22:43 IST

IMAGE: Football legends Pele and Diego Maradona during an event on the eve of the opening of the UEFA 2016 European Championship in Paris, on June 9, 2016. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Retired Brazilian soccer star Pele mourned the death of Argentine great Diego Maradona on Wednesday, following confirmation he had died of a heart attack earlier in the day.

"Certainly, one day we'll kick a ball together in the sky above," he said in a brief statement.

Source: REUTERS
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