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Diego Maradona's psychiatrist denies blame in star's death

25-06-2021 22:22 Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, who was treating Diego Maradona for addiction when he died last November, denies any responsibility for late footballer's demise.

Medical coordinator denies responsibility in Maradona death

22-06-2021 10:25 Nancy Forlini, 52, the medical coordinator in charge of Diego Maradona's home treatment, denied responsibility for his death during questioning. Sheis the fourth of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

Questioning of medical team over Maradona's death delayed

29-05-2021 10:42 Interrogation of late footballer's medical team under formal investigation for manslaughter delayed until June 14.

Maradona's medical team face manslaughter investigation over his death

20-05-2021 13:00 Seven people have been placed under formal investigation for Maradona's death, including the football star's neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz.

Maradona's Italian son granted Argentine nationality

25-03-2021 15:29 Diego Armando Maradona Sinagra Junior, the Italian son of the late footballing legend, was awarded his father's Argentine nationality on Thursday. 

Fans, family members demonstrate to demand justice in Maradona death probe

11-03-2021 15:01 Hundreds of football fans and three of Diego Maradona's children demonstrate in Buenos Aires to demand justice and a deeper invesigation into events surrounding the late footballer's death on November 25.

Prosecutors convene medical board to rule on Maradona's death

23-02-2021 13:17 Prosecutors to convene a medical board on March 8 to decide whether or not Diego Armando Maradona received proper medical treatment before his death.

Maradona death probe widens to include nurses, psychologist

09-02-2021 09:17 A psychologist and two nurses – one male, one female – who helped care for Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe.

Autopsy: Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders

26-12-2020 10:39 Report says footballer had no alcohol or narcotics in his body at time of his death.

Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders, says autopsy

24-12-2020 03:59 Report says footballer had no alcohol or narcotics in his body at time of his death.

City lawmakers want to name street after Maradona

06-12-2020 16:54 Late footballing great Diego Maradona could have a street in Buenos Aires named after him, if a a proposal put forward Friday by city council lawmakers to honour the star.

What we learned this week: November 28 to December 5

05-12-2020 09:27 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

Messi takes Newell's to Camp Nou as Maradona tributes continue

30-11-2020 00:06 Clubs across Europe continued to pay tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday, with Lionel Messi taking a little bit of Newell's Old Boys with particularly poignant moments in Italy and Spain where the Argentine played.

Tears and memories as Argentina's top flight returns without Maradona

29-11-2020 08:41 The first games in Argentina's top flight since the death of Diego Maradona kicked off Saturday amid tears and memories, with the club he last coached notching up a victory in tribute to the footballing genius. 

What we learned this week: November 21 to 28

28-11-2020 09:04 Our pick of the stories from the last seven days (with the exception of just a mention of Maradona).

by Michael Soltys

Nation bids chaotic final farewell to its favourite son

28-11-2020 08:56 Huge crowds bade a grief-filled farewell to Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday, before the legendary footballer was buried on the outskirts of Buenos Aires after a chaotic public wake.

Why Maradona was better than Messi, Ronaldo, all of them

28-11-2020 08:34 The 'pibe de oro' was the greatest player of all time. He, above everyone else, came closest to defying the dictum that football is a team sport.

A hero of our time

28-11-2020 08:00 Maradona the footballer became an international “legend,” but this made him a magnet for many unsavoury individuals who wanted to profit from his immense reputation and the great deal of money he generated.

by James Neilson

Workers who took photos with Maradona’s dead body apologise

27-11-2020 23:30 Employees at a morgue who photographs posing alongside Diego Maradona’s dead boy have apologised for the distress they have caused, while at least one is believed to have lost his job. 

Maradona's death may trigger family inheritance battle

27-11-2020 22:54 Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children – those he recognised and those he didn't.