On April 29, 1990, Napoli won their second, and so far last, Serie A title. Diego Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples “This is proof that I know myself better than anyone!,” Maradona screamed after the final whistle. Maradona’s annual salary of $12m would be doubled, he would stay in a …
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Amid boisterous chants to send off a football legend who had departed too soon, Wilson Cisnero leaned against a brightly painted brick building that had a simple, small sign he had pasted on it. “It’s something you can’t describe,” said Rafael Bellido, 49, sitting on the steps of La Bombonera, next to his partner Marcela Reynoso, …
Fans queue in Buenos Aires to pay their last respects to Diego Maradona, a national icon who died on Wednesday. Buenos Aires, Argentina — As Luciano Perez walked with his son Dante towards Argentina’s presidential palace, where Diego Maradona’s coffin was on display, he took solace in the crowds that had gathered along the Avenida de Mayo. The presidential palace …
