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Fireworks are let off and a screen displays the No 10 as a tribute to Maradona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Getty
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A fan cries as she pays homage to Maradona at Argentinos Juniors' Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, in November. AFP
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Football fans surround the hearse carrying the coffin of Diego Maradona as it arrives at a funeral parlour in Buenos Aires. AP
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A father and daughter mourn as they gather by the Buenos Aires Obelisk to pay homage to Maradona. AFP
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People gather to mourn the death of football legend Diego Maradona, outside the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
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A fan mourns the death of Diego Maradona, outside the Alberto J. Armando "La Bombonera" stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Reuters
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A fan mourns the death of Diego Maradona, at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium, in Rosario, Argentina, Reuters
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Fans hold a vigil for Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional footballer, in Buenos Aires. AP
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A boy touches a mural of Maradona outside the Argentinos Juniors stadium. AP
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Ffans carry a banner of Maradona in downtown Buenos Aires. AP
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A man wearing a shirt with the face of Maradona cries outside the stadium of the Argentinos Juniors. AP
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A sign reaing "Thank You Diego' hangs at the gate of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. AP
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Fans pay tribute to Maradona after the news of his death was announced in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Fans cry for Maradona after the news of his death, Getty
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Supporters gather at the door of the judicial morgue, in the town of San Fernando. EPA
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Police guard at the door of the judicial morgue, in the town of San Fernando, Buenos Aires province. EPA
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A fan with a Maradona face mask and motorcycle helmet at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires. Getty
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People gather to mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona outside San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy. Reuters
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People gather to mourn the death of soccer legend Maradona, outside the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Buenos Aires. Reuters
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Fans gather at Obelisk of Buenos Aires to mourn and pay tribute to Maradona. Getty
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The back window of a car displays 'So long, God'. Getty
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Fans gather to pay tribute to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in the corner of Segurola and Habana in Buenos Aires. Getty
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A fan lights a candle to pay tribute to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Tributes to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Independiente's coach Lucas Pusineri wears a black armband in memory of Maradona before a Copa Sudamericana match against Uruguay's Fenix in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP
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The Beira-Rio stadium with the colours of Argentina in tribute to Maradona in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Reuters
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A fan holds a jersey reading 'Today football died' as fans gather to pay tribute to Diego Maradona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Getty
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Fireworks are let off and a screen displays the No 10 as a tribute to Maradona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Getty
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A fan cries as she pays homage to Maradona at Argentinos Juniors' Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, in November. AFP
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Football fans surround the hearse carrying the coffin of Diego Maradona as it arrives at a funeral parlour in Buenos Aires. AP
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A father and daughter mourn as they gather by the Buenos Aires Obelisk to pay homage to Maradona. AFP
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People gather to mourn the death of football legend Diego Maradona, outside the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
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A fan mourns the death of Diego Maradona, outside the Alberto J. Armando "La Bombonera" stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Reuters
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A fan mourns the death of Diego Maradona, at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium, in Rosario, Argentina, Reuters
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Fans hold a vigil for Maradona outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors, where he started as a professional footballer, in Buenos Aires. AP
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A boy touches a mural of Maradona outside the Argentinos Juniors stadium. AP
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Ffans carry a banner of Maradona in downtown Buenos Aires. AP
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A man wearing a shirt with the face of Maradona cries outside the stadium of the Argentinos Juniors. AP
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A sign reaing "Thank You Diego' hangs at the gate of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. AP
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Fans pay tribute to Maradona after the news of his death was announced in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Fans cry for Maradona after the news of his death, Getty
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Supporters gather at the door of the judicial morgue, in the town of San Fernando. EPA
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Police guard at the door of the judicial morgue, in the town of San Fernando, Buenos Aires province. EPA
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A fan with a Maradona face mask and motorcycle helmet at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires. Getty
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People gather to mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona outside San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy. Reuters
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People gather to mourn the death of soccer legend Maradona, outside the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Buenos Aires. Reuters
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Fans gather at Obelisk of Buenos Aires to mourn and pay tribute to Maradona. Getty
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The back window of a car displays 'So long, God'. Getty
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Fans gather to pay tribute to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in the corner of Segurola and Habana in Buenos Aires. Getty
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A fan lights a candle to pay tribute to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Tributes to Maradona at the entrance of his former house in Buenos Aires. Getty
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Independiente's coach Lucas Pusineri wears a black armband in memory of Maradona before a Copa Sudamericana match against Uruguay's Fenix in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP
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The Beira-Rio stadium with the colours of Argentina in tribute to Maradona in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Reuters
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A fan holds a jersey reading 'Today football died' as fans gather to pay tribute to Diego Maradona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Getty
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Fireworks are let off and a screen displays the No 10 as a tribute to Maradona at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Getty
Diego Maradona's death leaves a nation in mourning as thousands flood the streets - in pictures
Three days of mourning declared for Argentina's favourite son
Dominic Hart
26 November, 2020
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