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          Diego Maradona's passing dominates front pages around the world: 'In The Hands Of God'

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          Thousands of emotional fans say goodbye to Maradona (1:19)

          Diego Maradona's casket is showered in memorabilia as thousands of emotional fans say goodbye in Argentina. (1:19)

          • Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNov 26, 2020, 08:00 AM ET

          All around the world, people are mourning the passing of soccer icon Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday.

          News of the No. 10's death reverberated across the globe, with newspapers from Argentina to Italy offering their tributes to one of the greatest, most influential figures to have ever graced the game.

          During his storied career, Maradona won trophies at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina, Barcelona in Spain and Napoli in Italy. At the international level, he led his country to its second World Cup triumph in 1986.

          Front and back pages were devoted to Maradona, and in the sheer breadth of coverage it was plain to see that football has lost a true great.

          Here is how Maradona's death was reported by print publications around the world.

          Clarin (Argentina): "There Will Be No Equal"

          La Nacion (Argentina): "Thank you, champion"

          L'Equipe (France): "God is Dead"

          Liberation (France): "Heavenly"

          La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy): "I Saw Maradona"

          Corriere dello Sport (Italy): "Diego Lives"

          Tuttosport (Italy): "Ad10s"

          Marca (Spain): "If I die, I want to be reborn and I want to be a footballer. And I want to be Diego Armando Maradona"

          AS (Spain): "God is Dead"

          Mundo Deportivo (Spain): "AD10S"

          El Peridico (Spain): "aDios"

          El Mundo (Spain): "The Idol That Touched The Sky"

          The Guardian (UK): "El Diego: Farewell To A Football Genius"

          Daily Mirror (UK): "He Leaves But Does Not Leave: Diego Is Eternal"

          The Sun (UK): "In The Hands Of God"

          Daily Star (UK): "Where Was VAR When We Needed It Most?"

          A Bola (Portugal): "The Final Feint"

          Record (Portugal): "God Does Not Die"

          O Jogo (Portugal): "The Owner Of The Sky"

          Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland): "When God Comes For Us..."

          AD Sportwereld (Netherlands): "Diego Armando Maradona"

          Przeglad Sportowy (Poland): "Diego Armando Maradona"