Naples stunned by the death of its soccer idol, Maradona


People gather to mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona outside San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - In the southern Italian city of Naples, soccer is a religion and Diego Armando Maradona was its God.

News of his death on Wednesday ricocheted around the city's narrow alleyways, drawing crowds into the streets to mourn the passing of the Argentine star who decades earlier had turned their beloved Napoli soccer team into national champions.

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