The Global Story: Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina

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  Hello, this is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Valerie Sanderson with your weekly bonus from the Global Story,

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  which brings you a single story with depth and insight from the BBC's best journalists.

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  Here's my colleague, Lucy Hawkins.

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  When Diego Maradona died in 2020, Argentinians took to the streets,

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  united in both grief and celebration of a footballing legend.

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  But it wasn't long before questions were being asked about the circumstances surrounding his death.

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  Now a long delayed trial involving his medical team is underway and Maradona is once again the centre of attention.

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  After a shocking photo taken hours before he died went viral,

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  demonstrators descended on the courthouse demanding justice.

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  So, years after his death, why is Maradona's legacy still felt so powerfully by Argentinians?

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  With me today is Marcella Mora y Araujo.

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  She's a journalist in Buenos Aires who translated Diego Maradona's autobiography.

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  Marcella, hi.

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  Good to have you on the pod.

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  Thank you.

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  I think most people would agree that Maradona is one of the best footballers we've ever seen.

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  But when you think about him often what comes to mind is not just his genius on the pitch,

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