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All Blacks honour Diego Maradona with classy pre-game jersey tribute – Wide World of Sports

Gesture wins praise from fans

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New Zealand paid tribute to Diego Maradona when captain Sam Cane laid an All Black jersey — number 10 — on the field before the start of their Tri-Nations Test match against Argentina on Saturday.
As the All Blacks lined up to perform the Haka, Cane stepped out, walked toward midfield and laid down the jersey — with Maradona’s name and number on it — as Argentine players stood arm-in-arm and watched.
Several Argentine players nodded in acknowledgment of the gesture.
Maradona died on Wednesday of…

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