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In Pictures: Football Fans Around The World Mourn The Loss Of Diego Maradona

People light flares as they gather under a mural depicting soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (Fabio Sasso/LaPresse via AP)
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Football fans across the world have been paying tribute to Diego Maradona following his death at the age of 60.

People in his homeland of Argentina, whom he led to World Cup glory in 1986, and Naples, the Italian city with which he became synonymous, have gathered to remember one of the game’s greatest ever players.

Here, are some of the best tributes to the footballing legend from throughout the globe.

Fans hold a vigil for Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors
Fans hold a vigil for Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, the club where he started his career (Marcos Brindicci/AP)

A boy kneels in front of a mural of Diego Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors
A boy kneels in front of a mural of Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors (Marcos Brindicci/AP)

A football fan mourns Diego Maradona outside La Bombomera, home of Boca Juniors
A football fan mourns Maradona outside La Bombomera, home of Boca Juniors, another of his former clubs (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

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Images of Diego Maradona are projected at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in downtown Buenos Aires
Images of Maradona are projected at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in downtown Buenos Aires (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

A mosaic of the face of Diego Maradona is painted on Plaza de Mayo, in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires
A mosaic of the face of Maradona is painted on Plaza de Mayo, in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

People line up to attend the wake of Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires
People line up to attend the wake of Maradona at the presidential palace (Mario Da Fina/AP).
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Police block fans waiting to see Diego Maradona lying in state outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires
Police block fans waiting to see Maradona lying in state (Marcos Brindicci/AP)

Fans of rival teams Boca Juniors, right, and River Plate, left, embrace
Fans of rival teams Boca Juniors, right, and River Plate, left, embrace (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

People gather outside Napoli's San Paolo Stadium to remember Diego Maradona
People gather outside Napoli’s San Paolo Stadium to remember Maradona, who led the club to two Serie A titles (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

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Fans light flares as they gather under a mural depicting Diego Maradona in Naples
Fans light flares as they gather under a mural depicting Maradona in Naples (Fabio Sasso/AP)

People lay flowers and light candles as they gather outside the San Paolo Stadium
People lay flowers and light candles as they gather outside the San Paolo Stadium (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Napoli fans pay tribute to the club's greatest ever player
Napoli fans pay tribute to the club’s greatest ever player (Salvatore Laporta/AP)

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A man in Naples places a candle of St Padre Pio in a makeshift shrine to Diego Maradona
A man in Naples places a candle of St Padre Pio in a makeshift shrine to Maradona (Salvatore Laporta/AP)

A mural of Diego Maradona adorns the wall of a building in Naples
A mural of Maradona adorns the wall of a building in Naples (Fabio Sasso/AP)

A sign which reads 'Thank you God, teach the angels how to play football, farewell legend” hangs next to a Diego Maradona face mask on the gates of Napoli's San Paolo stadium
A sign which reads ‘Thank you God, teach the angels how to play football, farewell legend’ hangs next to a Maradona face mask on the gates of Napoli’s San Paolo Stadium (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

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