Maradona death trial suspended for week after complaints about judge

SAN ISIDRO, Argentina: The Argentine court trying the medical team of late football legend Diego Maradona over his death suspended the trial on Tuesday for a week after complaints about one of the judges.

The court ordered the suspension after defense lawyers complained about the judge’s alleged involvement in a documentary about the case.

On March 11, 2025, Argentina began the long-awaited trial of the medical team over four years after his death in 2020, in a case that has riled emotions in the South American country where the World Cup winner is still revered.

Maradona, immortalized in Argentina in huge murals and tattoos, is considered one of the greatest soccer players ever.

Maradona died at home in November 2020 from heart failure at age 60 while recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot days earlier. His medical team reject the charges of “simple homicide with eventual intent” in the treatment of the former Boca Juniors and Napoli player.