Diego Maradona: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kanu Nwankwo reacts to death of Argentine legend
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Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and former Arsenal striker, Nwankwo Kanu, have expressed sadness over the death of Argentine and football legend, Diego Maradona.
Maradona died of heart attack on Wednesday at his Buenos Aires home in Argentina.
The 60-year-old had a surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November.
Maradona, who played for Barcelona and Napoli, scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, and featured in four World Cups.
He was captain when his country won the 1986 World Cup.
Reacting, Ronaldo, in a post via his Twitter handle, wrote, "Today, I say goodbye to a friend and the world says goodbye to an eternal genius.
"One of the best ever. An unparalleled magician. He leaves too soon, but leaves a legacy without limits and a void that will never be filled. Rest in peace, ace. You will never be forgotten."
Also reacting, Kanu tweeted, "R.I.P Diego Armando Maradona. Your memory will live on forever."
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The Premier League has announced that 16 positive coronavirus cases were recorded in the latest week of testing.
It marks a significant reduction from the 36 positive cases recorded last week, following a season-high of 40 a fortnight ago.
Recent outbreaks have affected Aston Villa, Newcastle, Manchester City and Fulham.
Six Premier League matches have been called off due to COVID-19 cases this season, most recently Villa's game at home to Everton on Sunday.
In a statement, the Premier League said "between Monday 11 January and Sunday 17 January, across two rounds of testing, 3,115 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were 16 new positive tests."
Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period of 10 days.
The Premier League, along with the Football Association and the English Football League, released a joint statement on Thursday reiterating the importance of following newly enhanced COVID-19 measures and have already begun rescheduling fixtures with Spurs playing out their meeting with Fulham in place of the cancelled game against Villa.
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has hailed Fenerbahce on their imminent signing of Mesut Ozil.
Speaking with beIN Sport, Wenger expressed his belief that Ozil can propel them to the Turkish league title.
The German was given permission by Arsenal to fly to Istanbul on Sunday evening to complete the final details of his January switch to Fenerbahce, having been frozen out at the Emirates by manager Mikel Arteta.
"Well first of all I would say you have the pleasure to announce a transfer like that in a period where you will not have many transfers.
"And he will certainly be the biggest transfer of the January transfer window, because the world of football is a bit quiet.
"But overall it's fantastic news for Fenerbahce, who are in a strong position in the league, and I think he can be the piece of the puzzle that will make them even more of a threat to win the Turkish league," Wenger said.