BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - A major sports manufacturer launched a campaign on Monday (Aug 16) to find 1,703 Argentinians named after football icon Diego Armando Maradona, who died last year following a heart attack.

German brand Adidas wants to offer a free replica jersey of Maradona's former team Boca Juniors to the people born and named "Diego Armando" in 1981, the same year the late great won the Argentine title with the Buenos Aires giants.