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Villas-Boas: FIFA should retire No.10 for all teams in tribute to Maradona

Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas says the No.10 jersey should be retired from all teams in tribute to Diego Maradona after the Argentine icon’s death.

The 1986 World Cup winner and former Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors hero passed away on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.

Tributes came flooding in from across the world as football mourned the loss of one of its most beloved figures, with fellow Argentina hero Lionel Messi describing him as “eternal”.

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Meanwhile, Naples mayor Luigi De Magistris has called for Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo to be renamed in honour of the 60-year-old.