Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and club captain James Tavernier have sent their condolences after the football world was rocked by the passing of Argentine legend Diego Maradona.
The feisty forward redefined football as we know it with his incredible dribbling ability, diminutive stature and eye for goal making him amongst the greatest players in history.
Diego – who famously wore the number 10 for Argentina, Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli – has touched every corner of the footballing globe with his incredible ability and tributes have been flooding in.
Not least from Liverpool legend and Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, who took to Instagram to pay tribute to one of the sport’s greatest icons.
The Ibrox gaffer left a picture of Maradona with the 1986 World Cup – which Maradona won the Golden Ball in inspiring his country to win – with the message “RIP Maradona #10”.
That was also the tournament where a Diego double famously downed England with his Hand of God goal completely eclipsed by a wondrous solo strike after dribbling through England from his own half.
Rangers captain James Tavernier has also clearly been touched by the influence of the great man and paid his own tribute to Maradona on Twitter.
Gers captain Tav also shared a picture of Maradona kissing the World Cup with the caption:
“Rest In Peace Legend #10
“One of the greatest of all time.”
Maradona’s passing has sent a shockwave through global football as the world game takes a moment to reflect on an extraordinary career played out by an extraordinary man.
Diego’s life wasn’t just defined by that hypnotising football ability, but also by an electric and larger-than-life character off the field.
