Argentina will begin a trial this week into the medical team of late soccer icon Diego Maradona over homicide by negligence, a case that has charged up emotions in the country where the World Cup winner still commands almost God-like reverence.

Diego Maradona died aged 60 after a heart attack in 2020, while recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain weeks earlier

The defendants say Maradona had refused further treatment and should have stayed in hospital for longer after his operation. They risk prison terms between eight and 25 years if c

Seven doctors who treated Argentinian soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona before his death will stand trial for homicide.

The seven-member medical team that treated football legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina for alleged medical negligence leading to his death. The trial is set for March 2025 near Buenos Aires,

Argentina began a long-awaited trial on Tuesday (March 11) of the medical team for soccer star Diego Maradona, who died in 2020 in a case that has riled emotions in the South American country where the World Cup winner is revered.

An Argentine court started on Tuesday its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona, at age 60.

On March 11th, proceedings began at the San Isidro court in Buenos Aires regarding the death of football legend Diego Armando Maradona in 2020. Seven healthcare professionals, formerly part of Maradona's medical team,