A fan kneels at the entrance to the first Mexico's church in memory of soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona in San Andres Cholula, in Puebla state, Mexico July 14, 2021. Picture taken July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) - A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing a charro hat welcomes worshippers.
Inside the church, the Catholic Stations of the Cross are recreated with photos of Maradona from his childhood to emblematic meetings with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Pope Francis.
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