Diego Maradona dies at 60: ‘God is dead’ – World’s press pays tribute
Updated 26/11/2020 at 09:12 GMT
Europe will wake on Thursday to a flurry of newspaper tributes to Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday. L’Equipe say “God is dead” in perhaps the most striking of the headlines, while Gazzetta dello Sport announced that "Football cries more than everyone". Maradona, a Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona legend, led Argentina to glory at the 1986 World Cup.
The world’s press have paid tribute to Diego Maradona after the Argentina icon’s death aged 60.
Maradona died at home on Wednesday following a heart attack, after battling a series of health problems.
Argentina’s president Alberto Fernandez has declared three days of national mourning, while tributes have flooded in from across the sporting world with Pele, Rafael Nadal and Ronnie O’Sullivan among those to salute a football great.
Now the press has honoured a timeless talent, with numerous front pages across the globe dedicated to the Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli legend.
L'EQUIPE: GOD IS DEAD
AS: D10 IS DEAD
TUTTOSPORT: AD10S
LIBERATION: HEAVENLY
A BOLA: THE LAST FEINT
LA GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT: FOR NUMBER 10 MARADONA, FOOTBALL CRIES MORE THAN EVERYONE
MIRROR SPORT: HE LEAVES BUT DOES NOT LEAVE... DIEGO IS ETERNAL
MARCA: IF I DIE, I WANT TO BE REBORN AND I WANT TO BE A FOOTBALLER... AND I WANT TO BE DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA AGAIN
RECORD: GOD DOES NOT DIE
THE MESSENGER: AD10S
THE GUARDIAN: EL DIEGO
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