A statue of Argentinean soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona, made by Italian sculptor Domenico Sepe, is unveiled in front of the stadium on the first anniversary of his death in Naples, Italy, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Fans and family of Diego Maradona in Argentina and around the world gathered on Thursday to remember and pray for the troubled soccer star on the first anniversary of his death.
In a church in Garin, in the province of Buenos Aires, family members joined a Mass in his memory, with a large portrait on the altar of the 1986 world champion, known as "Pelusa" for his long mane or just "D10S" - a play on the Spanish word for God and his famous No. 10 jersey.
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