On the primary weekend following Diego Maradona’s demise, athletes from around the globe paid tribute to soccer’s legendary Number 10. The Argentine died on November 25 from a coronary heart assault on the age of 60. The commemorations, which happened principally in empty stadiums, misplaced none of their emotional poignancy.

The strategies of remembering certainly one of soccer’s all-time greats diverse from stadium to stadium. Teams from England’s Premier League held a minute’s applause whereas some additionally wore a black armband as a present of mourning. Manchester City and Burnley gamers clapped as they watched a video of Maradona’s two well-known targets which knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup.

Players from French prime groups Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain held a minute’s silence whereas standing within the formation of the letter “M.” Both golf equipment additionally hung banners saying “Adios.” The Argentine ambassador to France, Leonardo Constantino, unfurled his nation’s nationwide flag from the Parc des Princes stadium.

Players held a minute’s silence in Germany and different European international locations, too — with Maradona’s jersey on show throughout a Borussia Dortmund match. Maradona performed for groups in Italy and Spain, notably Naples and Barcelona. Italian gamers additionally wore black armbands whereas stadiums projected Maradona’s face on screens through the tenth minute of the sport in recognition of his shirt quantity.

Maradona was among the many cutout followers within the stands at Portman Road Stadium. He scored two targets in opposition to England within the 1982 World Cup in Mexico. One is famously often known as the “Hand of God” after the Argentine’s hand knocked the ball into the web — a foul that went unpenalized. The different went down as FIFA’s purpose of the century. The soccer star was beloved for his dominance and aptitude on the sector.

The tributes weren’t restricted to soccer matches. Before their Tri-Nations recreation in opposition to Argentina, the New Zealand Rugby workforce laid an All Blacks shirt with Maradona’s identify and well-known quantity 10 printed on it in the midst of the sector. Argentine gamers nodded in recognition of the commemorative act.

Kylian MBappe of Paris Saint-Germain donned a particular T-shirt with the soccer legend’s face and the phrases “Rest in peace” in Spanish. Sevilla soccer membership in Spain appeared at their match on Saturday carrying reproductions of the shirts from the season when Maradona performed there, with all of the gamers sporting the quantity 10 through the minute’s silence.