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All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona ahead of Argentina game
An official from the Argentina team carries an All Black’s jersey with the name Maradona and the number ten printed on it, as a tribute to the late Argentinian footballer, before the start of the 2020 Tri-Nations rugby match between New Zealand and Argentina at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on November 28, 2020.
Photo credit: David Gray | AFP
What you need to know:
- The 1986 World Cup winner, a rugby fan, died in his sleep on Wednesday aged just 60, plunging his South American homeland and football globally into mourning.
Newcastle, Australia
New Zealand captain Sam Cane laid an All Blacks No.10 jersey emblazoned with Diego Maradona's name in the centre circle ahead of their match against Argentina in memory of the football legend Saturday.
