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Belgian 1986 World Cup star Stephane Demol dies aged 57

Stephane Demol (centre front) of Belgium in action.

Napoli’s class of 2023: The southern Italy side that looks to go beyond the shadow of Diego Maradona

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Napoli’s players acknowledge the public at the end of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, second leg football match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples.

Napoli celebrates title at home in ‘City of Miracles’

Fireworks are launched as Napoli players celebrate the win of Serie A title after the end of the match against Fiorentina at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples on May 7, 2023.

Serie A: Osimhen and Kvara earn their mural spots alongside Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, in downtown Naples, Italy, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. It’s a celebration more than 30 years in the making, and historically superstitious Napoli fans are already painting the city blue in anticipation of the team’s first Italian league title since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club.

How can Napoli mathematically win Serie A after a 1-1 draw against Salernitana?

Napoli could secure the title after 33 years in front of their own fans.

Napoli - The heart of Naples, a home of Maradona and a potential Serie A winner after 33 years

Neapolitans have cast aside their superstitions about celebrating — or even mentioning — the word “scudetto,” or title, before it happens and have been decorating the city with streamers, banners, flags and life-size cardboard replicas of Napoli players — all in Napoli blue.

The medical team of Maradona under scrutiny for former Argentina great’s death

Maradona, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, died of a heart attack on November 25, 2020. (File Photo_

Serie A: As Napoli prepares for historic title, fans feud with owner

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis is pictured in the stands.

Euro 2024 qualifiers: Argentina-born Retegui could start for Italy against England

Italy’s Mateo Retegui during training ahead of Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Kvaratskhelia channels Maradona as Napoli eyes Champions League last eight

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates scoring during the Serie A match between Napoli and Atalanta.

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