In pics: Emiliano Martinez meets Maradona at Sreebhumi Sporting Club felicitation event

Football enthusiasts mob FIFA World Cup 2022 winning team member Argentinian in Kolkata’s Lake Town

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Published 05.07.23, 05:36 PM

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FIFA World Cup 2022 winning team member Argentinian Emiliano Martinez pumps his fist in the air after paying floral tributes to a statue of Diego Armando Maradona in Kolkata on Wednesday

All photographs by Amit Datta

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Emiliano Martinez takes selfies while being escorted into Sreebhumi Sporting Club on an open-hood jeep for a felicitation programme on Wednesday

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Emiliano Martinez obliges an autograph-seeker among a sea of football enthusiasts in front of the Big Ben on VIP Road

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The star footballer, flanked by West Bengal fire and emergency services minister Sujit Bose, holds a replica of the Football World Cup 2022 and plays to the crowd of admirers

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Emiliano Martinez after being felicitated by Sreebhumi Sporting Club chief patron Sujit Bose on Wednesday

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Emiliano Martinez saves a goal during an exhibition penalty shootout at the Sreebhumi Sporting Club ground after the felicitation programme. He was also presented lifetime membership of East Bengal FC

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Martinez inaugurated the Kolkata Police Friendship Cup 2023 on Tuesday

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Emiliano Martinez In Kolkata Sujit Bose Big Ben VIP Road Sreebhumi Sporting Club

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