The fans waited to file past the coffin of Argentina's most iconic soccer star,some confronting police who tried to maintain order.
The English-speaking world very nearly did not get to hear Diego Maradona's pithy reflection on his infamous goal in Argentina's 2-1 defeat of England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
In 1986,Diego Maradona scored the controversial"Hand of God"goal which helped Argentina to a 2-1 victory over England in the quarter final of the World Cup.
One of the greatest soccer players of all time has died of a heart attack at the age of 60.
The Argentine football great had a subdural hematoma,which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain,his personal doctor said.
An Argentine Superliga Cup match was cancelled when River Plate refused to let Atletico Tucuman officials into their stadium.
It's not just a match against Messi that makes the 2020 Copa America a game changer for the Socceroos but the exposure to football's harshest continent.
Lionel Messi or Neymar? Luis Suarez or James Rodriguez? The Socceroos will discover on Wednesday just which giants of South American soccer they'll face at next year's Copa America.
River Plate battled back from a goal down to beat arch Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 after extra-time in the rescheduled Copa Libertadores final.
The dramas surrounding the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final continue,with River Plate rejecting the proposed stadium shift to Madrid.
The rescheduled second leg of the Copa Libertadores soccer final between River Plate and Boca Juniors has been postponed again.