<p>A two-day mourning in Kerala sports sector was announced in view of football legend Diego Maradona's death.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who condoled the death of Maradona, said that Kerala could be one place outside Argentina where he has highest number of fans.</p>.<p>State sports minister E P Jayarajan said in a statement that the sports department decided to observe two day mourning in the sports sector considering the deep sorrow cause to thousands of football lovers in Kerala.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/why-maradona-was-better-than-messi-and-ronaldo-920001.html" target="_blank">Why Maradona was better than Messi and Ronaldo</a></strong></p>.<p>Maradona, considered the greatest footballer of all time alongside Brazil's Pele, died following a cardiac arrest, two weeks after undergoing a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.</p>.<p>The iconic footballer had visited the southern state for two days in October 2012 for a private event.</p>.<p>For the football-mad fans of the region, it was a God-sent opportunity as they could catch a glimpse of their hero from close quarters in Kannur.</p>.<p>Such was the craze for the 1986 World Cup winner that fans had started converging at the stadium three days prior to the event.</p>.<p><em>With PTI inputs</em></p>
<p>A two-day mourning in Kerala sports sector was announced in view of football legend Diego Maradona's death.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who condoled the death of Maradona, said that Kerala could be one place outside Argentina where he has highest number of fans.</p>.<p>State sports minister E P Jayarajan said in a statement that the sports department decided to observe two day mourning in the sports sector considering the deep sorrow cause to thousands of football lovers in Kerala.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/why-maradona-was-better-than-messi-and-ronaldo-920001.html" target="_blank">Why Maradona was better than Messi and Ronaldo</a></strong></p>.<p>Maradona, considered the greatest footballer of all time alongside Brazil's Pele, died following a cardiac arrest, two weeks after undergoing a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.</p>.<p>The iconic footballer had visited the southern state for two days in October 2012 for a private event.</p>.<p>For the football-mad fans of the region, it was a God-sent opportunity as they could catch a glimpse of their hero from close quarters in Kannur.</p>.<p>Such was the craze for the 1986 World Cup winner that fans had started converging at the stadium three days prior to the event.</p>.<p><em>With PTI inputs</em></p>
