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Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes
Read full article: Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashesMourners embrace as they wait to see Diego Maradona lying in state outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who led his country to the 1986 World Cup died Wednesday at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)BUENOS AIRES – Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping, filed past the coffin of soccer superstar Diego Maradona on Thursday in ceremonies that mixed head-of-state-like honors with the chaos of a rowdy stadium. “He made Argentina be recognized all over the world, who speaks of Maradona also speaks of Argentina," de Lima told The Associated Press. He remained idolized in the soccer-mad nation as the “Pibe de Oro” or “Golden Boy.”Many fans proudly displayed Maradona tattoos.