Argentines bid final farewell to Maradona as national mourning begins
On Thursday, Argentines will pay their respects to the late Diego Maradona, a beloved soccer star whose life was plagued by addiction. Maradona's body will lie in state at the Casa Rosada presidential palace from Thursday to Saturday, and President Alberto Fernandez has declared three days of national mourning. The decree honoring Maradona noted that his "unparalleled footballing skill transformed him into one of the best-known people in the world, crossing frontiers and being universally recognized as the world’s best player."0
