BT Sport pundits pay their respects to the late Diego Maradona

Tributes have been pouring in from pundits and presenters alike following the tragic news of Diego Maradona's passing earlier this evening...
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[@scsutton1]

There'll never be another Diego Maradona. Rest in peace.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Pele will leave us one day

[@Zarkava8]

Worst cheat in World Football.

[@blackscorpion12]

@@Zarkava8 cry more

[@Emy-fv5ny]

@@Zarkava8 And what about the other goal? Get over it!!!

[@johnmcintosh5465]

Please don't post anything negative about Maradona just remember him as a footballing genius who excited my generation like no other. RIP ❤️🙏

[@az..0N3]

Well said Peter, players now play for stats whereas Maradona just played and stats followed him!! That's what made him the GREATEST!!

[@vatsalsingh1555]

Not to mention this guy played for pretty mediocre teams without any protection from referees like players got nowadays.

[@FashionRoadman]

similar to Ronaldinho at his peak. Just an absolute joy to watch. There will never be another Maradona

[@DS-dw3pz]

@@FashionRoadman bruh maradona is alot better than Ronaldinho no question... Ronaldinho cant carry his team to win titles or trophies while maradona could literally single handlely do it with napoli and Argentina who were just average teams tht time

[@FashionRoadman]

@@DS-dw3pz never said Ronaldinho was better than Maradona... just said when Ronaldinho was at his peak he was a joy to watch same as Maradona

[@brandonbassboi]

@@FashionRoadman Know exactly what your trying to get at there definitely agree. It’s like the South American flair they have and passion for the game was unbelievable.

[@leonmorgan5659]

Crouch was right, he was the most naturally gifted footballer of all time

[@cerneuffington2656]

I'd say George Best was.. by a fair distance as well!

[@oktayyilmaz5134]

@@cerneuffington2656 hahahahahaha...which soap opera is it?

[@nmlsslbrty]

Maradona and Roberto Baggio

[@BabsW]

More gifted than Ronaldinho and Messi?

[@mouryapediredla1417]

@@BabsW Yes he is. No Maradona, no cryuff. No ronaldinho or messi.

[@inigoacosta323]

Michael Owen's face at 4:24 is literally me while Lineker was telling that story. I can picture Maradona doing that, picture other people trying it and failing. Absolute legend.

[@Patrick4Gooner]

Same and imagine Linekar said "this might not sound amazing to everyone back home" 😂 That is something completely out of a science fiction book. There will never be another Maradona.

[@nigelnyoni8265]

@I like big Booty concerning their status as masons I can't say, but your theory is far-fetched

[@mangaymambol]

There is a video of diego doing that cheers from argentina!

[@maurochinobrochero9359]

Diego was...... Realy a jedi of football. The best of the best of the all times . Realy

[@francisconicolasgonzalez2011]

Another Diego's magical trick

[@michaelbenner4735]

More than a week now and it's still Killing me. So sorry. From Germany: deepest respect to a great footballing nation and the best ever. 🇩🇪🇦🇷

[@Bart_Allen_YT]

Perhaps the two goals Vs England in the world cup in 86' best showcased the contrasting sides to Maradona's personality and unquestionable genius.

[@SanaRaskolnikova88]

Well said.

[@abbycardoso6282]

I couldn’t agree more !!! Hugs from 🇦🇷

[@largervoid1708]

EXACTLY!!!!!

[@dilshadareen8455]

@Nye Russel actually flaws are what make people a REAL hero.

[@1887edom]

@I like big Bootyand Diego...🔱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💐🇦🇷

[@flexermc4333]

He was a strong physical Lionel Messi. Played in the roughest Era where rough tackles were allowed. For me the most talented player ever.

[@anthony4198]

Yeah I respect your opinion I think him and pele the legends of football.

[@ozzbozz117]

No, messi is a physically weaker maradona.

[@cbants1371]

@@ozzbozz117 messi a weakling ngl

[@jakewallsgrove1977]

3rd best of all time imo, phenomenal player

[@anthony4198]

@@jakewallsgrove1977 who is 2nd and first then

[@vicchung7499]

"I've never seen anyone have just such a beautiful affection with a football." It‘s like Gary Lineker reads my mind, I believe he speaks for millions of Diego's fans around the world.

[@ioannisfoutsitzis9306]

Gary Lineker is the definition of an English Gentleman!!!

[@maurochinobrochero9359]

Maradona Is a definición of a Argentino gaucho y nadie dice nada

[@maurochinobrochero9359]

Los mismos gentleman s q violan , matan y conquistan ?

[@TruskyZarranello]

i prefer to say that he is an excellent human being.... Is more than a English man, just like maradona, he was/is more than an Argentinian. Or Roger Waters... those kind of people are superlative.

[@edwardbalboa5528]

Not according to Wikipedia

[@searchtron7601]

As an argentine , i totally agree

[@zahidchaudhry9694]

Football greats remembering the greatest. May his soul rest in eternal peace

[@arrynbeacon8077]

Who is a football great there? 😆

[@Rua-Calma]

@@arrynbeacon8077 all of them

[@arrynbeacon8077]

@@Rua-Calma naw

[@deathlybadger7192]

@@Rua-Calma All of them bar Michael Owen

[@emmanuelbempah9994]

Rio Ferdinand one of the best defenders ever no doubt

[@karshe7]

Linekar's testimonial of Diego's love for football sums up the sporting joy he gave to the world!!! There can never be another one like him!!!

[@vincentmabhunu2510]

Diego Armando Maradona was the reason I fell in love with football he was a genius a master a rock star of football RIP ICON💔

[@thegaijinsoprano1457]

We lost the Goat, as a Napolitan my heart is broken. What he did for us on and off the pitch, against impossible odds, will never be forgotten.

[@salahmanefriminolfc7618]

Maradona was is and will always be the greatest player of all time.

[@agnesburton6428]

The spacecraft has returned to carry him back to the planet he came from.

[@solf2000]

Absolutely No Dispute; MARADONA is The Best Player by a country mile.

[@claudiaclau25]

Totally true, and I'm from Argentina, Diego is gone and 10 is orphaned forever.✌🇦🇷

[@fabbuy5903]

Agree ..

[@rodrigofaro1388]

Maradona , the best player in the history.. 🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@jediahamccraigon9882]

Maradona is the Superman of football He came from the planet of the football gods Carry a entire country on his back Died has a true hero rest in peace Diego maradona

[@thomaselliott2755]

God: "Diego Maradona! Come and shake my hand!"

[@neblinasp]

God lent his hand to Maradona to score against England, Today Maradona went to give back the hand.

[@FootyGuy12284]

GOD: "Please Diego Maradonan! Let me shake your hand!"

[@wondervarv9961]

Gods hand is maradonas hand

[@ryrilo5078]

Can't help but like Linekar..honest man.

[@honeybadger9425]

Yes i like him brilliant player just don't discuss politics with him 🤣

[@TheMasoud100]

@@honeybadger9425 I am a fan of lienkar he aged pretty well better than many , i laughed when I saw your comments about him and politics I have no clue about Uk 🇬🇧 politics And his take on it.

[@vins6814]

@@honeybadger9425 What's his politics views ?

[@Zarkava8]

Lineker is a hypocrite, he's never forgiven Maradona for the hand of god but praises now.

[@ernestjimmy4537]

@@vins6814 he is a liberal Most English are either centrist or moderate right or right wing

[@jenssteiner4949]

The GOAT, When Maradona played, the tackles back in the days was insane.

[@thetrickster4526]

RIP to one of the greatest footballers of all time, who my father witnessed lifting the World Cup back in 86'. The man who made my father fall in love with football and, with my father being crazy about him, I also revered him and supported Argentina for the 2006 World Cup. And now, both of my idols are in heaven. For me, the World Cup will never be the same. 😭😭

[@Axel1051]

The one thing I remember being said about Maradona was from Platini. “What I could do with a ball, Diego could do with an orange.” There has never been anyone like him before or since. Flawed but a genius.

[@unclefester831]

Beautiful quote👌🏻

[@LargestClassifieds]

Maradona is 1 of d most searchable name on the internet. An iconic figure ⚽

[@tashrif46]

The greatest footballer of all time. The megastar but yet so relatable to the masses. Rest in peace El Diego. The football world will never be the same again.

[@futureskipper4616]

"An absolute brilliant goal against England" Roy Keane: "That was his was job, wasn't it?"

[@jacklowe3037]

Not the time nor the place just respect the legend that was Maradona RIP

[@bpjava2453]

@@jacklowe3037 stfu

[@_sayan_roy_]

@@jacklowe3037 He was being respectful to Maradona. It was just a humourous dig at Keane and he is even alive.

[@jaytat4219]

Really sad day for the world and especially for the Argentine people

[@adamphillip5305]

His job was to win the world cup on his own

[@ankurm4100]

The passion and joy and reverence when Linekar talks about Maradona made me smile.

[@ChiyouFootballTrainingAcademy]

Gary's short anecdote about Maradona's warmup was my favorite part of this video. I couldn't help but laugh and smile about it

[@farhad_s]

Can't stop watching this. Beautiful tribute to the most beautiful player in the game

[@dannygreen4542]

What ppl dont understand about how good Maradona was compared to pele, messi, Ronaldo and so on is they all had great amazing players around them Maradona won his medals pretty much singlehandedly he was THAT good. RIP X

[@chriswhite6610]

Yeah totally agree mate if Maradonna had of played with zavi and iniesta he woulda scored 3 goals every game.

[@latadhanuka9849]

@@chriswhite6610 3 goals a game is a stretch but I understand

[@diegozino3182]

This is really wonderfull to hear english legends talk like that about Diego ...especially Lineker because he is a great mind.

[@paulmartin1786]

The 1986 work cup is my favourite memory, my first world cup and the first time I saw the legend Maradona. Sad day😞 RIP

[@MaxStirner-rg3su]

I had to come back to this. I know he watched that final with pride. Diego 86, Messi 22.

[@bob_eeee]

Diego was pure genius, pure football 👑

[@blackscorpion12]

Emociona ver a estas leyendas del fútbol inglés hablando asi de nuestro Diego. Gracias Diego, descansa en paz.

[@davidguiney1746]

I love this. Gary is so excited to explain what happened that he's out of his seat and it's totally organic he's checking that he won't rip any microphone cable. To have a great like Gary Lineker talk like that him truly makes Diego the greatest.

[@Ali_1102]

One of the greatest football legends of all time who will always be remembered. Rest in peace Diego.

[@Bilnation]

Really sad day for the world and especially for the Argentine people

[@rendotmov]

💞

[@honeybadger9425]

Yes it will be the biggest funeral the worlds has seen since Princess Diana possibly even bigger he is like a god in 🇦🇷 RIP

[@drsmart0078]

❤️

[@notfirstyourlast]

@@honeybadger9425 hope so...

[@abbycardoso6282]

Hugs from 🇦🇷

[@muhammedrahman7013]

Genio Genio Genio Diego Armando Maradona The GOAT RIP KING

[@NJI-ml9ix]

He Will Be A Legend Forever

[@hamzahadem6155]

Rest in peace to one of the greatest of all time what an inspiration

[@manemaermartinez361]

"An absolute brilliant goal against England" Roy Keane: "That was his was job, wasn't it?"

[@b33mer79]

Its crazy how that little man influenced my whole countrys culture. The most Argentinian of all Argentinians and he just so happened to be the best in the biggest sport ever known to man. RIP diego. Unreal magician

[@powerneck5008]

The best player I ever watched R I P Diego ⚽️

[@usamaali5239]

For me Diego is the greatest of all time ,.no one comes close , vision , passing skills , dribbling ability, dead ball , desire , emotion ,. leadership, inspiration. No one else in his category. Gary knows it 😊

[@rhyswilliams3744]

One of the most entertaining footballers ever to watch

[@121sukh]

Emotional just hearing Gary.

[@MilanSports11]

Maradona will be number 1 on my list. R I P

[@cesarreyes1121]

MARADONA LEGEND👑⚽️😔😭🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@ashokkumarethiraj6337]

Football history will be split into two Before Maradona (B.M) and after Maradona (A.M)....RIP sir. This is Ashok from Pondicherry, India

[@carlslyg]

I never saw Pele play apart from old film, so Maradona was hands down the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen......sorry Gen Z or Millennials, to me he was a notch above Romaldo & Messi........Maradona won a World Cup when Argentina were not the best team and domestically won 2 Serie As with Napoli, again not the best team....In short unlike the other two he could win under any circumstances....And that left foot, wow!

[@AzAkh60]

@sf2explus In terms of dribbling Brazilian Ronaldo pre injury was the best.

[@suchitapage4725]

@Niranjan Rajesh lol okay.

[@chriswolf1089]

Yeah and if it wasn't from the drugs he could had won 3 straight world cups

[@mosesgutierrez8744]

@@AzAkh60 nah Messi is better at dribbling and r9 was known for his shooting not dribbling

[@footballon_us5189]

The streets of Argentina will never forget Diego Maradona here is why

[@KowalskyLeon]

Gary Lineker - not only a class player but also a class human. I admit it although he scored 3 goals against Poland on the World Cup 1986.

[@rickysorhaindo1359]

He wore his heart on his sleeve, he spoke from the heart, he never forget his working class roots, finally he was a 👉FANTASTIC FOOTBALLER 👈 R.I.P. MR DIEGO MARADONA 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😪

[@omerkader1213]

True words about Diego. My childhood football memories are filled with his glorious success on the field and his antics off the field . we missed him

[@menashallaby4506]

Rest in Peace Legend! Your Legacy lives on!❤️

[@petermullins4684]

The spacecraft has returned to carry him back to the planet he came from.

[@vvsantoshvv]

Great Peter great

[@alexlavery7090]

@I like big Booty wym?

[@maurochinobrochero9359]

Genialllllll Saludos greetings from Argentina ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@GR-sc3ph]

George Best died on 25 November as well!

[@GR-sc3ph]

@I’m an Tottenham Hotspur Fan till I die ForEver I think 2005 at age of 59!

[@carlettienne2596]

@Sagnik Ghosh didn't Castro die on the 26th

[@GR-sc3ph]

@@carlettienne2596 no he died on the 25th of November. Maradona had Fidel’s face tattooed on his arm as he was his hero.

[@carey1709]

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ,Argentina 🇦🇷 and the football ⚽ World come together at this time. One of the greatest players iv ever witnessed in the sport amazing RIP DIEGO MARADONA 1960-2020

[@robbieg6036]

God as Maradona reaches heaven: Can I have my hand back now Diego?

[@phibiengama813]

LOL

[@chideraannugwu8570]

It's so heartbreaking 💔💔💔🙏

[@Strikeitbigtime]

Diego was the best footballer of all time ,no question about it !!

[@shrayraitiwari]

Michael Owen started remembering football in 1990, look at Rio's face.

[@andrewgotti589]

The God: Not just one of the greatest,but the Greatest of all time!

[@semuaputih]

Have u seen living GOAT Lingardowski playing?

[@andrewgotti589]

@@semuaputih never heard of him🤷🏾‍♂️

[@andrewgotti589]

@I like big Booty I saw it lol

[@cvader7]

The Definition of the word HERO! MARADONA!!!

[@romelnegut2005]

The way Gary Lineker talked about him and the joy he had when he shared that short story tells us how much he has enjoyed playing in the same era wit one of the greatest, maybe the greatest footballer ever.

[@ryan63970]

No one could do what Maradona could do with the ball. He was the most technical gifted player I had ever seen

[@pelgry1]

I’ve seen him playing with a lemon....half a hour of incredible skills

[@kwamegodric1952]

I see many posts in my country Ghana that are made by sports presenters that Pele is the greatest of all time in the world but I personally loved Maradona cuz he made football look simple to play and he could do same what we knew Pele was able to do, that's his goal scoring was super fabulous. And the exceptional thing about Maradona that I loved was He was indeed the grandmaster of the art of dribbling since football was created. He was a soccer god throughout his century to 21st century. Rest peacefully Legend.😢😢🙏🙏🌹🌹

[@addis2653]

The most influential football player and iconic no doubt masterpiece fun to watch Diego Maradona he will missed a lot forever RIP 🙏🏽

[@freddie2.095]

When I heard the news my heart just stopped for a second because even though I never watched him play live (since I am only 16) I realised we lost a true god of this game. The ability was unreal in the few clips I have seen of him doing his skills. A lot of great celebreties may have died this year but boy this was for me the most heartfelt. RIP legend❤

[@simwiz007]

Se te va a extrañar mucho Diego seguí jugando al futbol desde el cielo nunca te vamos a olvidar!!! 1960 - 2020 Por siempre Diego Armando Maradona!!!

[@mariovh]

He was Born 2 Perform ..the best i have ever seen

[@pabloalejandroponce1383]

Thanks Gary, Michael ,my honest respect from Argentina, God bless footbal, God bless D10S, thanks again for your beatiful words about our heroe

[@slydawgg]

There will be no one better.

[@BrendanPramjee]

The greatest! Adiós Dios! Rest in peace

[@mohammadsohail1244]

We love Maradona We respect Maradona We salute Maradona World's greatest footballer Maradona

[@tina-sr9in]

May his soul be at peace a great football player

[@DawoodMohamedKhan]

Legend never dies. I am from Bangladesh and like me here is millions of people mourning him with love among respect. The Great Maradona was a such player who make glorious football world of his own.

[@neblinasp]

Hand of God is ETERNAL!

[@jeanchung8746]

The Einstein of football, Diego Maradona!

[@carlinpole]

La cara de Owen cuando cuenta lo que hacia Diego con la balon, Dios que groso sos Diego!!!! Abrazo de gol.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

He was my childhood hero and he was by far the best player I've ever seen up until I saw Messi. I was 11 when he scored that goal against England and I didn't know whether to applaud or cry. RIP Maradona, a true footballing genius and an icon that transcends sport

[@muhammedrahman7013]

A Son of Argentina, but also a Gift for all Mankind! RIP KING DIEGO GOAT!

[@madmax6570]

Diego had cojones size of fists. Best player I've seen with Messi.

[@Oldheadontheblock]

Way better than Messi, he wasn’t just a Barca product. Napoli legend and International legend.

[@mecongberlin]

No comparison at all. Diego is a god, Messi is the pope.

[@vb2388]

@@mecongberlin Messi is an Alien 👽 Don’t associate Human Mythos and Religious BS to a being not from this planet..

[@benignoescalante3436]

@@mecongberlin Other times. Football has technicaly improved and competition levels have raised. Messi is just on another level, he has the ball sticked to his foot. He constantly drivels through 3,4,5,6 players. Respect your opinion, for me its messi

[@kailashrai9536]

The Legend rest in Peace

[@johnturner591]

Best I’ve ever seen & just now finding out he was very humble & carried a huge weight on his shoulders RIP legend x

[@mcol4644]

When I was very young and didn't even like Football then, Maradona was the one everyone talked about at school

[@whoknew2273]

Much Respect Legend RIP Diego Maradona

[@arveyilleszender5809]

I love Maradona. Insanely amazing player. Big fan of Linekar as a person too actually.

[@2010DDB]

Thanks guys for saying football instead of soccer.

[@ishan_t111]

It's filmed in Britain with British pundits, why would they say soccer?

[@hifive7366]

Americans call it soccer because what they call football is some sort of game they play with their hands... This people is british not americans.

[@hifive7366]

@M thanks for the data

[@leonardoflorentin]

@M i fail to see the connection between british imperialism and the word soccer.

[@philipthomas6511]

Crouchy nailed it... THE best naturally gifted footballer thats ever been.

[@fabbuy5903]

the greatest .. rest in peace Diego 💝

[@benpasquale6353]

still cant believe what he did in 86....it was just ridiculous

[@SuperDavidGnomo]

Murió el fútbol, no Diego. Las leyendas y los eroes nunca mueren. Para mi este deporte no tiene más sentido. Gracias por tu arte, Diego. De Italia

[@1887edom]

😢👍🇦🇷🇮🇹

[@notfirstyourlast]

"Beautiful affection for the football" - cant put it any better.

[@jamiebrian4646]

Well said Peter 👏 just incredible rip Diego 🙏

[@dipanjansamanta]

I given my RIP for Diego the Best of the best for Football in world .

[@ogome2927]

rip to one of the greatest to ever do it, footballs greatest and most entertaining sons will be surely missed, he’s in gods hands now rip 🙏🏽🐐🖤🖤

[@beckillouise948]

I knew a Greek Cypriot guy when i was growing up who could volley the ball way up in the air time after time and barely move. He couldnt play football to save his life, but he could do that

[@UliPonBoi]

"Sea lo que sea que hiciéramos no funcionaba con Diego" hermosa frase de sîntesis de ese amigo del alma llamado Gary

[@vanherre1]

RIP , je was ( tot nu nog steeds ! ) de BESTE !!!

[@ishitsingh2159]

Diego lives LONG Diego lives STRONG ❤❤

[@drsmart0078]

What a praise from ur opponents . Mind u such an accolade is rare in modern football.

[@thomascharlton8709]

Crouch george best was the first maverick of football but still RIP to a legend of the game

[@victoriaclark4981]

There is a possibility that there will one day be a better player than Maradona, but his legacy will be far greater than theirs