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Published 17:38 IST, November 26th 2020

FIFA should retire No.10 for all clubs in tribute to Maradona, says coach Villas-Boas

Villas-Boas was speaking after Marseille's Champions League 2-0 loss against Porto on Wednesday.

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Marseille head coach Andre Villas-Boas said that FIFA should retire all number 10 jerseys to pay homage to football legend Diego Armando Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday.Villas-Boas was speaking after Marseille's Champions League 2-0 loss against Porto on Wednesday.

The Portuguese coach also remembered the only time he met the Argentine great, when Maradona visited Inter Milan's training ground where Villas-Boas was assistant coach in the 2008-2009 season.

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17:38 IST, November 26th 2020