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Sunday, 10 December 2006, 01:28 GMT

In pictures: Hungary buries Puskas

A couple mourns in front of Ferenc Puskas' portrait in Budapest

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Hungary has held a day of mourning as it buried the 1950s national football legend Ferenc Puskas.

A memorial service at the Puskas Stadium in Budapest

A memorial service at the Puskas Stadium in Budapest

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Thousands attended a memorial service at the national stadium named after Puskas in the capital, Budapest.

Thousands follow Puskas' coffin in Budapest

Thousands follow Puskas' coffin in Budapest

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Large crowds then followed the coffin on a horse-drawn carriage to Budapest's Heroes Square.

Puskas' coffin at Budapest's Heroes Square

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The procession stopped there for a salute for the "Galloping Major" - because of his military rank in Hungary's armed forces.

People light candles outside St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest

People light candles outside St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest

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Mourners then lit candles outside St Stephen's Basilica, before a funeral service for the prolific goal-scorer.

The Mass at St Stephen's Basilica

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Puskas was buried in the basilica after a Roman Catholic Mass.

Ferenc Puskas on the pitch. Picture: 1953

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Puskas captained Hungary's famed Magical Magyars national team in the 1950 and later played for Real Madrid.

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