TORONTO, Canada—News heard around the world broke Wednesday afternoon as reports out of Argentina surfaced that soccer icon Diego Maradona had died at the age of 60.
A charismatic figure and revolutionary soccer icon, Maradona was best known for his ability to take over a match, leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title. Having impacted a wide-array of people, it’s no surprise that many people took to social media to pay tribute to one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived.
Here are some of the few that stood out to us:
Argentina's president has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Diego Maradona pic.