Not just in words: illustrators say 'goodbye' to Maradona | CNN

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A kite (cosmic) takes flight in the universe.

God asks Maradona to autograph a ball for him.

A girl with the Argentine national team shirt on asks to be allowed to cry.

We share some of the illustrations that pay tribute to the soccer star after it was confirmed that he died at age 60.

Liniers, one of the most recognized illustrators in Argentina, immortalized Maradona's death with a reference to one of the nicknames with which he is most remembered: cosmic kite.

This was the image that he shared on his social media accounts.

# BarrileteCósmico #Maradona 1960-2020 🙏🔟 pic.twitter.com/0xKYUhz4w2

- Liniers (@porliniers) November 25, 2020

What would happen in an encounter between Maradona and God?

The player would give him his autograph, according to single illustrations, which portrayed what is happening "in the meantime there in the distance."

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Tute also paid tribute to Maradona.

It was not necessary for the image of the star or his name to appear in his illustration for his thousands of followers to know what he was saying.

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Politicians, athletes, artists and celebrities from around the world reacted to the passing of the football legend.

But it's not about the famous.

In the streets, in the squares, on the soccer fields they also mourn Maradona.

This is how the illustrator RO Ferrer portrayed the moment.

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Diego did not die!

With that message, the artist Pablo Lobato shared a series of drawings of 10 of the Argentine team that can be visited in this Twitter thread.

I don't know how many times I drew it pic.twitter.com/4FSFbosJIn

- Pablo Lobato (@PabloLobato) November 25, 2020

Do you remember that soccer ball from your childhood that was spent so much using it on the field with your friends?

The artist Pablo Bernasconi dismissed Maradona with a work that remembers him as a player of the section and also of the club that marked his career: Boca Juniors.

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Another of the cartoonists who contributed his brushstrokes to portray the 'Hand of God' was Miguel Rep, who accompanied his illustration with the message “Diego, cute onion, thank you for your passion.

We will take you tattooed inside your skin, you were our rebel song ».

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Gonzalo Rodríguez is another of those who paid tribute to Maradona in his networks, an athlete who marked a before and after in Argentina and the whole world.

Terrible sadness.

Many feelings and few words.

Total thanks Diego! »

is the message that accompanies this illustration:

Terrible sadness.

Many feelings and few words.

Total thanks Diego! #Maradona pic.twitter.com/Zh38veEtQE

- Gonzalo Rodriguez 🏴‍☠️ (@_GonzaRodriguez) November 25, 2020

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