Diego Maradona inducted in Italian football hall of fame

Diego Maradona holds the Italian football hall of Fame Award during a ceremony in Florence on Tuesday. (AP)

Updated on: Jan 17, 2017 9:10 PM IST

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Diego Maradona holds the Italian football hall of Fame Award during a ceremony in Florence on Tuesday. (AP)

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Argentina football legend Diego Maradona waves as he arrives to take part at the Italian Hall of Fame 2017 event in Florence on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

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Maradona (right) shakes hands with former Napoli president Corrado Ferlaino during the ceremony. (AP)

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(L to R) Paolo Maldini, Maradona, Giancarlo Antognoni and Marco Tardelli attend the Hall of Fame event . (REUTERS)

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Maldini (left) had said that Maradona was one of his toughest opponents. (AP)

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Maradona played in Napoli for seven years, from 1984 to 1991. (REUTERS)

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Maradona (left) talks to Fiorentina's former striker Giancarlo Antognoni during the ceremony. (AP)

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Maradona is in a jovial mood on the momentous occasion. (REUTERS)