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My son will make sure his kids do not forget Maradona – Jose Mourinho

Enitan Daramola
By Enitan Daramola
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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho (right) with late Argentine star Diego Maradona MARWAN NAAMANI AFP/File

Tottenham Hotspur coach, Jose Mourinho has paid tribute to the late football legend and one of the greatest ever, Diego Maradona.

The Argentine icon and world cup winner lost his life after suffering cardiac arrest on Wednesday at the age of 60.

Speaking after Tottenham’s 4-0 win over Ludogorets in the Europa League on Thursday night, Mourinho spoke about the two sides of Maradona that he knows.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager revealed that he felt “sorry that I didn’t spend more time with” Maradona and will “miss… Diego the guy”.

“Maradona the world knows, the world never forgets,” he said. “I made sure that my son knows a lot about him, even being born after he was a player. I know my son will make sure when he is a father he will not let his kids forget.

“It was a bit similar with [Alfredo] Di Stefano; I never saw him play football, but my dad made sure I knew a lot about him. With these generations, we have players of our generations, and in my generation was what everybody knows.”

“Then there’s Diego the guy. That one, I miss. I feel sorry that I didn’t spend more time with him, I would have loved to. I think his family, his friends and colleagues are very privileged to know him well and spend time with him.

“I know him well enough and in my big defeats, he would always call me. In my big victories, never. But I will miss Diego, and I am very sad but I have a smile because with him, every minute I spent with him was to laugh.”

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