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Napoli readies to celebrate historic Serie A title

Napoli are poised to secure their first Serie A title since Argentine superstar Diego Maradona led the Italian team to victory more than 30 years ago. The dream of winning the Scudetto again could become reality on Sunday in the southern city desperate to beat their rich northern rivals.

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Argentina marks a hat-trick of World Cups wins with new exhibition

Argentine football fans may get a sense of what it feels like to be a world champion in the first official exhibition dedicated to the three titles won by the Albiceleste.

Football Now

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: What it means to win a World Cup

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Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar after a 36 year wait, but what does it mean to them to lift the trophy for the first time in so long?

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Argentinian fan proposes to Polish girlfriend during interview

An Argentinian fan proposes to his Polish girlfriend during a televised interview at Stadium 974 in Doha, minutes before the World Cup match between Poland and Argentina.

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Maradona 'Hand of God' World Cup ball fails to sell despite €2.3M bid

Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian former match official who refereed the quarterfinal game between Argentina and England in Mexico in 1986, owned the 36-year-old Adidas ball that was auctioned in London.

United Kingdom

Diego Maradona's Iconic 'hand of God' football up for auction

The game saw England knocked out of the 1986 Word Cup in Mexico, and became one of the most talked about in football history.

Spain

Maradona's 1986 World Cup final jersey back in Argentine hands

Argentina fans rejoiced as one of national hero Diego Maradona's iconic jerseys was "returned" to them during a ceremony in Madrid's Argentinian embassy.

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Argentinians send space messages for Maradona

Argentine fans are paying tribute to football legend Diego Maradona by leaving recorded messages that will be carried into space by a satellite.

Sport

Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt sells for record €8.4m at auction

The Argentine footballer wore the famous shirt during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England.

Culture news

Oscars 2022: What are European film's best hopes for an Academy Award?

Flee, Hand of God, and The Worst Person in the World are three of the five international films nominated for an Oscar. Here's more about them.

Argentina

Maradona fan names newborn son 'Diego' after twins 'Mara' and 'Dona'

Walter Rotundo and his wife welcomed their son by caesarean on Thursday to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the football legend's death.

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Argentine church dedicated to Maradona mark his birthday

Members of the Iglesia Maradoniana, a church in Rosario, Argentina, dedicated to the late football star Diego Maradona, pay tribute to him on what would have been the footballing legend’s 61st birthday

Argentina

Police in Argentina search house and clinic of Maradona's doctor

Diego Maradona's doctor is reportedly under investigation for manslaughter four days after the iconic footballer died of a heart attack at his home, according to an Argentinian news agency.

Italy

Maradona's death is 'about more than football' for this Napoli fan

The loss of the Maradona earlier this week was felt profoundly in the southern Italian city where Carlo was born and raised — here he has a godlike status for the impact he made over seven seasons playing for SSC Napoli.

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

Protests condemning violence against women, hundreds jailed for life in Turkey, melted scaffolding removed from Notre-Dame, fans mourning Maradona's death - these and other key stories of the week captured by photographers around the world

Argentina

Football legend Maradona buried as thousands mourn in Buenos Aires

Many climbed the fences of Argentina's presidential residence, cheering for Maradona one last time.

Argentina

The onscreen lives of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona

Unsusprisingly given his celebrity, the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been documented on film many times. Euronews looks at some of the most interesting onscreen depictions.

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Aerial images show the long queues to see Diego Maradona's coffin

Thousands of Maradona fans waited to enter the country's presidential mansion where the coffin holding their icon will lie in state for the next three days.

Sport

Maradona 'enjoyed being described as a villain', says journalist

For seven years, Diego Maradona led the line at Napoli, twice helping securing the Scudetto for the Italian Serie A side.

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Crowds gather in Buenos Aires to pay tribute to Diego Maradona

The football star died of a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 60.