Messi: "He leaves us but he does not leave. Diego is eternal"
The death of Diego Armando Maradona has caught the world of football by surprise and there have been many who have wanted to say goodbye this Wednesday to the Argentine football star.
He also Argentine Leo Messi has commented on the death of his compatriot Diego Armando Maradona that "He leaves us, but he does not leave", because he considers that "Diego is eternal".
In an image shared on Instagram, in which you can see both together, the Barcelona player Leo Messi qualifies today's as "a very sad day for all Argentines and for football ".
"He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal. I keep all the beautiful moments lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP (May He Rest In Peace) ", said Messi.
For his part, the former international striker Athletic club Aritz aduriz fired Diego Armando Maradona, who died this Wednesday, thanking him "for everything you have given to football."
"DEP Maradona. Eskerrik asko (thank you) for everything you have given to football," one of the great Athletic and Spanish football scorers in recent decades published on his official channels.
Along with the message, Aduriz publishes a photograph of Maradona on the shoulders of fans at the Azteca Stadium lifting the Mexico'86 World Cup.
The goalkeeper Iker Casillas has been another of those who have wanted to say goodbye to the 'hand of God'. Casillas, former goalkeeper of Real Madrid and Porto and of the Spanish team, world champion and two-time European champion, he used a label in his social networks to define Diego Armando Maradona; "#maradios"
"Sad day for football. Maradona has passed away. DEP genius of this sport #maradios", published the former Madrid goalkeeper in his networks, also used by countless people from the world of football to show their regret.
Gerard Piqué, Dabid Silva, Pedro Rodríguez Joan Capdevila, Víctor Sánchez del Amo, Javier Balboa, Xabier Azkargorta, Andrés Palop, Bebeto, Paulo Futre, Santiago Cañizares, Alfonso Pérez Muñoz, Denis Suárez, Ramón Rodríguez 'Monchi' and Álex Fernández have also had his moment to say goodbye to the star.
"Legend"
On the other hand, there have been many politicians who have wanted to mourn the death of soccer player Diego Armando Maradona, from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who qualifies it as "legend", even the second vice president, Pablo Iglesias, or the ERC spokesperson in Congress, Gabriel Ruffian.
After knowing the death of "El Pelusa", at age 60, Sánchez has expressed through a tweet his "affection" towards the world of football, which, as he emphasizes, "today loses one of its legends."
"One of the best players in history leaves us, the Argentine Diego Armando Maradona. With your left hand you drew the dreams of several generations. Eternal, kid", affirms the Chief Executive, who accompanies his message with an image of the footballer raising the World Cup won in 1986 with the Argentine team.
The second vice president and leader of United We Can, Pablo IglesiasHe also remembered the player, relying on some verses, the chorus of a rap by the group Los Chikos del Maíz dedicated to Maradona.
"Diego our, hallowed be your left hand, / God is not in heaven, he is recovering in Cuba / Diego our, divine cosmic kite, / God wears the 10 on his back and is Argentine", they recite in an old theme from 2007 which includes very harsh and aggressive references to the politics of that time.
Iglesias adds: "Thank you for so many moments of happiness. Forever", and provides a link to a playback of the song.
Most of the condolence tweets issued by politicians are accompanied by photographs or videos of the Argentine soccer player, but the former socialist deputy Edudardo Madina has preferred to include the reproduction of a sticker from the time he played for Barcelona.
The deputy of United We Can Gerardo Pisarello, born in Argentina, says goodbye on his Twitter account: "Life, that tombola. An artist is leaving who came from very low, who was faithful to his people and who lived intensely, without ask permission. May you rest in peace Diego (Far from FIFA) ".
Under these words, a video where Maradona himself appears, listening to the singer Manu Chao while he interprets a song dedicated to the footballer.
Much more concise is the ERC spokesperson in Congress, Gabriel Rufián, who chooses a photograph of the Argentine star's legs and only two words: "Damn 2020".
Too Edmundo bal, deputy spokesperson for Ciudadanos in Congress, regrets the disappearance of Maradona, whom he says was "one of the best footballers of all time, an athlete who has made millions of people happy around the world." "You are leaving very soon, genius, but your magic will remain in the memory forever," he concludes.
The leader of EH Bildu, Arnaldo Otegi, joins the collective condolences with a text in Basque and Spanish in which he points out "With his virtues and his defects, a great one who never forgot his origins is leaving us," and a photo of Maradona with Fidel Castro, the Cuban president whom he deeply admired.
A reference to his friendship with the Cuban president who died in 2016, which also includes Izquierda Unida, whose official tweet also publishes an image of both with the following words: "Goodbye, commanders. Always Maradona. Always Fidel."
The deputy of More Madrid Íñigo Errejón pays tribute to him in another way: "My homage to a different type. That made a people dream, and then a planet. That he always fought for what he believed was fair. That it was imperfect, like us. And that he carried Argentina and the humble in his blood. What planet did you come from? And what planet will you be on, Diego. "
