Two years ago, Argentina football great Diego Maradona found himself in an unlikely role: as chairman of little-heralded Belarussian side Dynamo Brest.

It was announced today that Maradona had died at the age of 60.

File footage from 2018 shows Maradona stepping off the plane in Brest, in the country's south-west, where he was gifted with bread and a pair of watches.

He also signed a fan's football before nearly dropping it from the inside of his car.

"I am here for the pictures," Maradona told reporters at the time. "I'll see you at the press conference."

Maradona started the job after leaving his position as head coach of United Arab Emirates second division side Al Fujairah in April. He failed to gain promotion with the team.

Maradona has arrived to Brest!
Argentine football player has arrived from Russia.
At 18.00 the new chairman of the board of the football club "Dynamo-Brest" will hold the first press conference on the Belarusian land.
Today he will visit the match of Brest "Dynamo" with Soligorsk "Shakhter", which will be held at the stadium "Brest".