Diego Maradona Death

Napoli rename stadium after former player Diego Maradona: Naples town hall

The city authorities and the club's president had proposed renaming the San Paolo Stadium within hours of Maradona's death on 25 November.

Spanish female footballer receives threats on social media after protesting against Diego Maradona

Dapena said she didn’t want to participate in the tribute to the Argentina great, who died last week at age 60, because of past accusations of domestic violence made against him.

All Blacks pay tribute to football legend Diego Maradona ahead of Pumas game

New Zealand captain Sam Cane symbolically place the shirt on the ground as a mark of respect ahead of their traditional haka.

Three funeral workers fired for posting pictures alongside Diego Maradona's coffin

The images distributed across social media created outrage, even death threats, across a nation that venerated Maradona, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60.

European leagues seek ways to remember and honour Argentine legend Diego Maradona

Leagues around Europe will honour former Napoli and Barcelona player Diego Maradona in different ways after his passing on Wednesday.

Diego Maradona death news kept from his ailing former Argentina coach Carlos Bilardo

Carlos Bilardo took Argentina to three World Cups, from 1982 to 1990. They won the title in 1986 with Maradona at the heart of the team.

Napoli stadium to be renamed from San Paolo Stadium for former player Diego Maradona

Built after World War II, the stadium was named for St. Paul according to the legend that the apostle docked in the surrounding Fuorigrotta area when he reached current-day Italy.

Diego Maradona, the most human of immortals

Without mention of the troubles that plagued him, Maradona’s story is not cleansed. It is contorted.

Feuding no more, Pelé joins world in mourning Argentine legend Diego Maradona's death

To name FIFA's player of the 20th century, Pelé was the pick of experts. Maradona was the people's choice as the winner of an online vote. So they shared the award and continued to bicker in public.

For Napoli fans and residents of Naples, Diego Maradona's legend will always live on

Maradona was treated as a deity for the way he led Napoli to its only two Serie A titles — in 1987 and 1990 — and raised the spirits of the southern Italian city, which remains far removed both geographically and socio-economically from the country's football capitals of Milan and Turin.