2020 shocks the world of sports ... Bryant tragedy, Maradona departure and "legends"

The death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona last month shocked the world of sports during a year that began with tragedy after the departure of American basketball star Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash.

Diego Maradona (60 years old)

The soccer star passed away and inspired millions to live on November 25 due to complications in his lungs and heart, while he was recovering from brain surgery at his home.

His departure caused a great wave of sadness in his country and his second home in the Italian city of Naples, which brought her happiness by leading its team to its only titles in the League in 1987 and 1990 in addition to the European Union Cup (now the Europa League) in 1989.

The Argentine government announced three days of mourning for the man who led her to Football glory in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the tournament in which the golden boy scored two of the most famous goals in his career in the quarter-finals against England, the first and second "goal of the century" when he exceeded six players, including the goalkeeper.

Kobe Bryant (41 years old)

Kobe Bryant was killed on January 26, 2020 during a helicopter crash in the suburbs of Los Angeles that led to the death of his daughter Gianna (13 years old) and seven others, to grief in the world of basketball.

Bryant won a five-time NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in a career he started and concluded with him between 1996 and 2016.

He also won Olympic Games gold with the United States team in 2008 and 2012.

Paolo Rossi (64 years old)

Paolo Rossi is considered a national hero in Italy after he led the "Azzurri" to the world title in 1982.

His death, after a long struggle with illness, caused deep sadness in the whole country, especially in Vincenza, the northeastern city that rose with its team to First Division League.

He was Spain's 82 World Cup top scorer, scoring six goals, including a hat-trick in the second round against Brazil Zico, the two goals against Poland in the semi-final and the first goal in the 3-1 victory over West Germany in the final.

Pableto won the Ballon d'Or in the same year.

Christophe Dominici (48 years old)

Christophe Dominisi is considered one of the best players to pass in the history of the French rugby national team, scoring 25 attempts in 67 Test matches, including eight attempts in three World Cups.

His attempt during the second half of the dramatic victory (43-31) against New Zealand in the 1999 World Cup semi-final will remain one of the most famous moments in the history of French rugby, despite the fact that the national team lost the final deserved to Australia.

He had long suffered from severe bouts of depression, yet his suspected suicide after falling tens of meters from an abandoned building shook France and the world of rugby.

Ray Clemens (72 years old)

was the former Liverpool and England goalkeeper, who had suffered from acute prostate cancer since 2005, one of the best den keepers of his generation and with the Red Team won the Champion Clubs Cup (now the Champions League) three times in 1977, 1978 and 1981 and five titles In the Premier League during his 14 years at Anfield.

Stirling Moss (90)

Britain's Stirling Moss, one of the most prominent names in Formula One, died in the 1950s, after a long illness.

"Sir" Moss is one of the most prominent drivers who were unable to win the Formula One World Championship, and finished second four times.

He retired from racing in 1962 after a severe accident at the British Goodwood Circuit, as a result of which he fell into a coma for a month and suffered partial paralysis for a period of six months.

Nobby Styles, 78, was

described as the "heart and soul" of England's 1966 World Cup winner. The former midfielder was distinguished for his fierce interventions and played a prominent role in leading Manchester United to become the first English team to win the European Cup of Champion Clubs in 1968.

Michel Hidalgo (87 years)

Michel Hidalgo was famous for coaching the French national football team for eight years, heading in his last year by leading him to his first major title in the European Cup in 1984 at home, with a team that included a group of players such as Michel Platini, Alain Gerees and Jean Tigana.

Before this achievement, he led the Roosters to the 1978 World Cup finals in Argentina after missing out on the wedding in the 1970 and 1974 editions, before leading them to the semi-finals in the 1982 World Cup, where they lost to West Germany on penalties.

Ashley Cooper (83 years old)

Ashley Cooper lived in the golden age of Australian tennis in the 1950s and achieved four Grand Slam singles titles (two in Australia, one each in Wimbledon and the US Open) and the same in doubles.

David Stern (77 years)

, a basketball scientist and the NBA, lost a man who was the mastermind by making the NBA the focus of attention of game fans all over the world, with the departure of former Commissioner David Stern at the age of 77 as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage.

When Stern assumed his position as commissioner for the American League in 1984, the matches were not broadcast directly even on television, but he succeeded in creating a revolution by recruiting players from outside the United States to raise the level of the outside world’s interest in the tournament and contributed to the participation of league players with the American team in the Olympic Games, Before 30 years later, he delivered the torch to Adam Silver in 2014.

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