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Ligue 1 - Lorient v Olympique de Marseille - Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, France - October 24, 2020 Olympique de Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas reacts [REUTERS/Stephane Mahe]
Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has called on FIFA to retire the number 10 shirt from the game to honour Argentine great Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.
Maradona was regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, with fans in Argentina referring to him as ‘El Dios’ - which means ‘The God’, but is also a play on words on his number 10 shirt, ‘El Diez.’
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