People decorate a statue of Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona before a prayer meeting, in Kolkata, India, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
“Maradona made people fall in love with Argentina,” said Samudra Bose, who was among the hundreds that gathered in Kolkata to pay respects. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, and the states of Kerala and Goa have long had large soccer followings in an otherwise cricket-crazed country. On Thursday, fans held a prayer ceremony beside the statue and reminisced about Maradona’s feats and visits. Blue and white flowers and Argentina’s albiceleste colours surrounded his statue, and large screens allowed fans to relive his most memorable performances.
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