Football mourns ‘completely different’ and ‘incredibly special’ Diego Maradona

Images of Diego Maradona are projected at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in downtown Buenos Aires (Natacha Pisarenko/AP).

Ossie Ardiles fought back tears as he paid tribute to the “incredibly special” Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60.

Ex-Tottenham and Argentina midfielder Ardiles, 68, was a close friend and former international team-mate of Maradona, regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time.