Maradona urges fans to stay healthy and happy

Argentine legend Diego Maradona cheers at fans during his first training session as coach of Mexican football club Dorados, at the Banorte stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on September 10, 2018 [COURTESY]

Diego Maradona has sent words of support to Argentinian football fans longing for a return to action amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The 1986 World Cup winner, who is currently the head coach of Argentinian first division club Gimnasia La Plata, urged his compatriots to stay healthy and positive.

”I want to wish everyone a very happy Easter, especially the Argentines, and my guys from Gimnasia,” Maradona said in a social media post.

 

By AFP 1 hr ago
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