FIFA’s tribute to the players who are no longer there was the most moving moment in the middle of the draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Diego Maradona, the Italian Paolo Rossi, the English Gordon Banks and the German Gerd Muller, four great players who were world champions. They left a legacy in football and are some of the glories that are not present. However, his memory will remain etched forever in the hearts of football lovers.
Before the draw, the official song of the tournament was released: “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)”, performed by Trinidad Cardona, Aisha and Davido. The theme was published together with a video with numerous allusive images, the first of which pays tribute to Diego Armando Maradona. In a brief sequence, the Argentine star appears in the national jersey and there he is seen smiling as he celebrates a goal with his fist raised.
The former Bulgarian player Hristo Stoichkovopinion on Maradona: “I lost a true friend, I lost a friend that I carry in my heart. So many times he has been with my parents, with my brother, we have photos… But hey, he is there, may he rest in peace and surely he will enjoy from there and I hope everyone shouts in the tenth minute and remembers. In every match in the tenth minute we could applaud for him.”
