Argentine football fans gathered at several sites around the country to remember the former Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli icon, including La Bombonera stadium, the home of his beloved Boca.

Fans paid tribute to soccer star Maradona on his first death anniversary

Gonzalo Lopez Lauch is helping bring soccer star Diego Maradona back to life, one mosaic tile at a time. The visual artist, part of a group called Comando Maradona, unveiled on Thursday (February 25) a colourful mural of the Argentine player and legend who died on Nov. 25 last year, sparking an outpouring of grief from Buenos Aires to Naples, Italy.

From pain to tiled art: Argentines honour soccer star Maradona with mosaics

The world of football was dealt a huge blow on Wednesday with the news of Diego Maradona’s passing at the age of 60. In Spain, there was particular sadness as so many of those currently at the heart of Spanish football knew the Argentine or were touched by him from his time in LaLiga.

La Liga mourns Diego Maradona's death, hold a minute’s silence before all matches this weekend

Football legend Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, as per media reports in Argentina. Recently, the world cup-winning captain was hospitalised and went through brain surgery.

'RIP Diego Maradona': Footballing world pays tribute to former Argentine