11/25/2020 7:42 PM
Clarín.com
International
sports
Updated 11/25/2020 8:29 PM
Diego Maradona died, the star who
triumphed
and reached the top of
football
.
He left an
indelible
mark
on
sports
fans
.
The news of his
death
reached the
front pages
of
newspapers
around the world: such were the
repercussions
in the international press.
The cover of the paper edition of the French newspaper
L'Équipe
was completely filled with a photo of the
Ten
wearing the shirt of the Argentine National Team.
"
God is dead,
" claimed the Gauls.
"Diego Armando Maradona (
1960 - 2020
)", they wrote below.
"
Maradona in the hands of God,
" remarked
Le Parisien
.
"The
brilliant
and 'sulfuric' Argentine footballer died yesterday (N. del. R: November 25), of a
heart attack
at age
60"
,
added on the way down.
Covers.
Bild, from Germany, and L'Equipe, from France.
In Germany, the
Bild
newspaper
chose an image of the
Pibe de Oro
when he lifted the 1986 World Cup. "Maradona in the hands of God", the Germans headlined.
And they added a few words in Spanish: "
Goodbye, Diego
!"
Tapas
The Independent and Metro, UK.
Regarding the UK,
The Daily Telegraph
decided to define
Fluff
in
three
words: "
Hero, villain, genius
".
A photograph of him lifting the
golden trophy
in Mexico filled the middle of the cover.
Front page.
In The Daily Telegraph, UK.
The Guardian's
sports section
was illustrated with an iconic image of Maradona facing
six
Belgian
players
in the 1982 World Cup. "Farewell to a
genius
who dominated the World Cup
like no other player,
" the British described.
The Guardian.
The sports section of the British medium.
The British media
The Indepedent
and
Metro
also echoed the death of El Diego.
"
Maradona, the perfect soccer genius
" and "
Maradona in the hands of God
" were their respective headlines.
Polish magazine.
Przeglad Sportowy chose to honor him in a particular way.
In Polish lands, the sports magazine
Przegląd Sportowy,
the oldest in the country, chose to
honor him
in a way
special
: filled her
top
and
cover
with the Argentina flag.
And added
tears
to the national sun.
It also included a photo of the historic player at the 1994 World Cup.
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