FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino have joined the many messages of condolence in recent hours after learning of the death of Cesar Luis Menotti. The president of the world’s highest football body expressed his deep regret “at the news of the death of the coach Cesar Luis Menottiwinner of the FIFA World Cup.”
Infantino highlights the great achievements he has achieved, especially the 1978 World Cup in Argentina; “Cesar led the team to win its first World Cup in 1978, a success he won with unforgettable players, such as Ubaldo Fillol, Daniel Passarella and Mario Kempes.
He also remembers the success achieved a year later with the youth team in which Diego Armando Maradona was already present: “He also led his country to its first title in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1979, thanks to unparalleled magic of the great Diego Armando Maradona.”
And it ends up highlighting the enormous legacy that is Menotti has left the world of football: “
Many coaches followed his vision Menotti of the good game, so his philosophy of playing will be his legacy. Stop He loved his country as much as Argentina loved him. He will live forever in the memory of the football world.” Infantino said goodbye, sending his “heartfelt condolences to the Argentine nation, the Argentine Football Association and the family and friends of César Luis Menotti.”
Source: La Verdad
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