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The World Pays Tribute to Football Legend Diego Maradona

Published November 26th, 2020 - 08:41 GMT

The clocks stopped on November 25th, after the news of the death of football legend Diego Maradona at the age of 60 due to a heart attack.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Buenos Aires stadium where Maradona began his career and which has since been renamed in his honour, setting up a makeshift shrine to mark Argentina's legendary number 10. 

The UK took a one-minute silence ahead of Liverpool's Champions League match on Wednesday night.

Argentinian president Alberto Fernandez announced three days of national mourning.  

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Flowers, posters and other items are left at a makeshift shrine outside the stadium named after Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP/File

Flowers, posters and other items are left at a makeshift shrine outside the stadium named after Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP/File

Grieving fans let off flares at the Argentinos Juniors stadium where Maradona began his professional career in the 1970s. (AFP/File)

Grieving fans let off flares at the Argentinos Juniors stadium where Maradona began his professional career in the 1970s. (AFP/File)

Fans wave their shirts in tribute to Maradona last night as they gathered by the Obelisk in the Argentinian capital. (AFP/File)

Fans wave their shirts in tribute to Maradona last night as they gathered by the Obelisk in the Argentinian capital. (AFP/File)

A woman wearing an Argentina number 10 shirt holds her head in grief as she gathers with other fans to pay tribute in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighbourhood. (AFP/File)

A woman wearing an Argentina number 10 shirt holds her head in grief as she gathers with other fans to pay tribute in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighbourhood. (AFP/File)

People hang a poster of the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona outside the Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)

People hang a poster of the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona outside the Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)

Argentine football star Diego Maradona fans sing slogans outside the entrance of Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)

Argentine football star Diego Maradona fans sing slogans outside the entrance of Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)

Fans of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona gather by the Obelisk to pay homage on the day of his death in Buenos Aires. (AFP)

Fans of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona gather by the Obelisk to pay homage on the day of his death in Buenos Aires. (AFP)

Maradona pictured at the 2018 World Cup, where he watched Argentina from executive boxes. (AFP/File)

Maradona pictured at the 2018 World Cup, where he watched Argentina from executive boxes. (AFP/File)

Flowers, posters and other items are left at a makeshift shrine outside the stadium named after Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP/File
Grieving fans let off flares at the Argentinos Juniors stadium where Maradona began his professional career in the 1970s. (AFP/File)
Fans wave their shirts in tribute to Maradona last night as they gathered by the Obelisk in the Argentinian capital. (AFP/File)
A woman wearing an Argentina number 10 shirt holds her head in grief as she gathers with other fans to pay tribute in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighbourhood. (AFP/File)
People hang a poster of the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona outside the Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
Argentine football star Diego Maradona fans sing slogans outside the entrance of Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
Fans of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona gather by the Obelisk to pay homage on the day of his death in Buenos Aires. (AFP)
Maradona pictured at the 2018 World Cup, where he watched Argentina from executive boxes. (AFP/File)
Flowers, posters and other items are left at a makeshift shrine outside the stadium named after Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP/File
Flowers, posters and other items are left at a makeshift shrine outside the stadium named after Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP/File
Grieving fans let off flares at the Argentinos Juniors stadium where Maradona began his professional career in the 1970s. (AFP/File)
Grieving fans let off flares at the Argentinos Juniors stadium where Maradona began his professional career in the 1970s. (AFP/File)
Fans wave their shirts in tribute to Maradona last night as they gathered by the Obelisk in the Argentinian capital. (AFP/File)
Fans wave their shirts in tribute to Maradona last night as they gathered by the Obelisk in the Argentinian capital. (AFP/File)
A woman wearing an Argentina number 10 shirt holds her head in grief as she gathers with other fans to pay tribute in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighbourhood. (AFP/File)
A woman wearing an Argentina number 10 shirt holds her head in grief as she gathers with other fans to pay tribute in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighbourhood. (AFP/File)
People hang a poster of the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona outside the Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
People hang a poster of the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona outside the Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
Argentine football star Diego Maradona fans sing slogans outside the entrance of Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
Argentine football star Diego Maradona fans sing slogans outside the entrance of Argentina's Boca Juniors La Bombonera stadium where people gather to mourn his death in Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020. (AFP/File)
Fans of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona gather by the Obelisk to pay homage on the day of his death in Buenos Aires. (AFP)
Fans of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona gather by the Obelisk to pay homage on the day of his death in Buenos Aires. (AFP)
Maradona pictured at the 2018 World Cup, where he watched Argentina from executive boxes. (AFP/File)
Maradona pictured at the 2018 World Cup, where he watched Argentina from executive boxes. (AFP/File)

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