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New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team pay touching tribute to Diego Maradona - Watch video

New Zealand’s All Blacks Rugby Team laid a special black No.10 jersey which had Maradona written in their tri-nations clash against Argentina.

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The New Zealand All Blacks defeated Argentina 38-0 but the highlight was their touching tribute to Diego Maradona who died on Wednesday at the age of 60.
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The New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team paid a touching tribute to football legend Diego Maradona in their final tri-nation clash against Argentina on Saturday. Ahead of the traditional Haka which the All Blacks perform before the start of the match, the New Zealand team took out a special black jersey which had No.10 and Maradona on it. The player came up with the jersey and laid it on the centre of the playing field as they honoured Diego Maradona with the gesture and the Haka. Diego Maradona, considered one of th greatest football players of all time, plunged the soccer world into sadness when he died at the age of 60 due to a cardiac arrest.

The All Blacks ended their 2020 season on the ultimate high by beating Argentina 38-0. Having already secured the Bledisloe Cup for the 18th straight year with wins over Australia, it was yet another dominant season for the New Zealand All Blacks but they are still hurting from their semi-final loss in the 2019 Rugby World Cup where they lost to a determined England outfit 7-19.

Diego Maradona’s death shocks the world

In his international career with Argentina, Maradona earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 meter dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.

The Argentinian was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record GBP 5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee GBP 6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades.

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