Football
Fans mourn slain ex-footballer revered by Maradona as ‘world best’
7 years agoRelatives and friends carry the coffin with the remains of Argentine former football player Tomas Felipe 'Trinche' Carlovich during a homage at the Gabino Sosa stadium in Rosario, Argentina, on May 9, 2020, despite the lockdown imposed by the government against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. Tomas Felipe 'Trinche' Carlovich died on the eve after suffering an assault in the central province of Santa Fe. STR / AFP
Hundreds of supporters paid their respects on Saturday to former Argentine footballer Tomas 'Trinche' Carlovich, a player Diego Maradona called the best in the world, at an open-air wake at a stadium in Rosario.