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episode. Here's my colleague, Lucy Hawkins. When Diego Maradonna died in 2020,

Argentinians took to the streets, united in both grief and celebration of a footballing legend.

But it wasn't long before questions were being asked about the circumstances surrounding his death.

Now a long-delayed trial involving his medical team is underway,

and Maradona is once again the centre of attention.

After a shocking photo, taken hours before he died went viral,

demonstrators descended on the courthouse demanding justice.

So years after his death,

why is Maradonna's legacy still felt so powerfully by Argentinians?

With me today is Marcella Mora I Araujo.

She's a journalist in Buenos Aires who translated Diego Maradonna's autobiography.

Marcella, hi, good to have you on the pod.

Thank you.

I think most people would agree that Maradona is one of the best footballers we've ever seen.

But when you think about him, often what comes to mind is not just his genius on the pitch.

It's what he got up to off the pitch.

Now, you've actually met him quite a few times.

Can you share with us what he was like?

He was incredible.

You could almost sense his presence somewhere.

Even if you weren't right next to him, it was like the air changed around him.

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