Argentine league restarts with tributes to Diego Maradona
The Argentine league restarted on Saturday following the country’s emotional goodbye to Diego Maradona, with players, coaches and even referees expressing their love and gratitude to the country’s best-known soccer star.
The main domestic competition was hastily renamed the Diego Maradona Cup, and games in the first stage of group matches kicked off across the country after a minute’s applause from those present in the fan-free stadiums.
Referees wore shirts with “Gracias Diego” emblazoned on the back, and players dedicated goals to the former World Cup star who died from a heart attack on Wednesday.
The club that Maradona coached at the time of his death, Gimnasia y Esgrima, took to the field wearing shirts with Maradona 10 on the back and were filmed chanting his name in the dressing room after their 1-0 win over Velez Sarsfield.
"We want to dedicate this to our father, because he was a father to us, he called us whenever we needed something and we're happy to give him this victory," a teary-eyed Victor Ayala of Gimnasia told the TyC Sports channel.
Another of their players, substitute Lucas Licht, was photographed coming off the bench in stoppage time wearing an old pair of boots gifted to him by the former Boca Juniors and Napoli player.
Some stadiums played songs written in tribute to the star during a storied career that included the 1986 World Cup triumph. Others displayed the face of the famous No. 10 on their big screens 10 minutes into the game.
Other sports including basketball and motor racing also paid tribute to Maradona, who was buried in a private ceremony on Thursday, before and during the weekend action.
(责任编辑:产品中心)
- ·'Terminator Zero' creators find fresh life in sci
- ·Explaining corecore, TikTok's newest aesthetic
- ·Is Starbucks food actually good? The 10 best tweets of the week
- ·Will Daegu get its own panda? Construction of park starts with hopes of hosting the rare animal
- ·PS5 Pro: There are new whispers that the release date is fast approaching
- ·Russia provides 1,355 tons of refined oil to N. Korea in Oct.
- ·严厉打击盗猎候鸟行为!广东部署鸟类保护专项治理工作
- ·Ten Hag slams 'unprofessional' Man Utd
- ·Gastro Obscura's Guide to Where to Eat in Nashville
- ·Curious about 'natural' birth control? YouTube videos may be misleading.
- ·Klarna CEO reveals plan to reduce workforce by 50% and replace it with AI
- ·Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops are probably coming very soon
- ·Toney strikes as Brentford beat Fulham
- ·Amy Coney Barrett would be a wife, not a handmaid.
- ·Haider all set for Paralympics Ceremony
- ·Ten Hag slams 'unprofessional' Man Utd
- ·The Burger King 'Whopper' jingle is going viral because NFL fans can’t escape it
- ·Damar Hamlin fundraiser gets more than $3 million in donations
- ·The Techies Who Lunch
- ·Did You Know? 14 Strange But True Tech Facts