Goa Government to Install Statue of Football Great Late Diego Maradona
4 years ago

Goa Government to Install Statue of Football Great Late Diego Maradona

News 18  

The Goa government will install the life-size statue of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the coastal belt of North district by early next year, a senior minister said on Wednesday. Maradona’s statue is already under making with a Maharashtra-based artist working on the mould, Calangute MLA and state Ports Minister Michael Lobo told PTI. “It is an actual-size statue as tall as late Maradona,” the minister said, adding that the 350-kg statue is part of the state government’s initiative to encourage football culture. Lobo said a statue of another football legend Cristiano Ronaldo is also being prepared which will be installed in North district of the state.

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Children of Diego Maradona unveil memorial site plans: A tribute to the football legend's legacy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Children of Diego Maradona unveil memorial site plans: A tribute to the football legend's legacy

The Hindu  

The children of football legend Diego Maradona have announced the launch of a foundation to honor his legacy. The foundation will include a memorial site in the heart of Buenos Aires, which will welcome one million visitors a year. The site will be free for Argentines, but if they make a donation to the Maradona Foundation, they will be able …

Lionel Messi's Statue Placed Alongside Pele and Diego Maradona at CONMEBOL Headquarters
1 year, 8 months ago

Lionel Messi's Statue Placed Alongside Pele and Diego Maradona at CONMEBOL Headquarters

News 18  

The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina’s World Cup triumph. South American soccer’s governing body on Monday presented the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pelé and Diego Maradona. “It was time for a South American team to win the World Cup …

Controversy over Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue in India’s Goa
2 years, 11 months ago

Controversy over Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue in India’s Goa

Al Jazeera  

Residents object to a footballer from Portugal, that once colonised Goa, being honoured instead of a player from India. A new statue of footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked controversy in the Indian state of Goa, with residents objecting to a Portuguese footballer being honoured instead of a player from India. Michael Lobo, a minister in the Goa state government, …

Tamil Nadu bakery pays tribute to Maradona by making 6-feet tall cake of his statue
3 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu bakery pays tribute to Maradona by making 6-feet tall cake of his statue

India Today  

A bakery in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram paid tribute to football legend Diego Maradona by making a cake of his statue on Saturday. The bakery in Tamil Nadu honoured Maradona with a 6-feet tall cake of his statue and put it on display on a table outside the shop. See pictures here: Tamil Nadu: A Ramanathapuram based bakery has made a …

A museum in Diego Maradona's memory - Sportstar
4 years ago

A museum in Diego Maradona's memory - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Jeweller Boby Chemmanur plans to build a museum in memory of Diego Maradona and it will include a gold sculpture of the football legend. The life-size sculpture will represent Maradona's 'hand of God’ goal against England in the quarterfinal of the 1986 FIFA World Cup which Argentina went on to win. It will function as a centre for entertainment of …

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