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Argentines bid a raucous farewell to Maradona amid clashes
Read full article: Argentines bid a raucous farewell to Maradona 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. Fans waving Argentine flags had gathered along roads as Maradona’s funeral car drove by under heavy security. The crowd overwhelmed organizers and the violence resulted in injuries and arrests, which led Maradona's family to end the public visitation. He remained idolized in the soccer-mad nation as the “Pibe de Oro” or “Golden Boy.”Many fans proudly displayed Maradona tattoos.