Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina
The Argentinian footballer was widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world.
Argentina鈥檚 football star Diego Maradona is once again back in the spotlight as a long-delayed trial examining the circumstances around his death gets underway in Buenos Aires. When Diego Maradona died in 2020, Argentinians took to the streets, united in both grief and in the celebration of a soccer legend. But it didn鈥檛 take long before suspicions around his death started to circulate. In today鈥檚 episode, we look at the trial involving his medical team and ask why Maradona鈥檚 legacy is still so strong.
Lucy Hockings is joined by Marcela Mora y Araujo. She鈥檚 a journalist based in Buenos Aires who translated Diego Maradona鈥檚 autobiography.
Producers: Laurie Kalus and Alice Aylett Roberts
Sound engineers: Mike Regaard and Jonny Hall
Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas
Senior news editor: China Collins
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