Naples Italy - June 2004; If football is a religion - and it surely is - then this is what one of its shrines looks like; Maradonna was a cult figure

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Naples Italy - June 2004; If football is a religion - and it surely is - then this is what one of its shrines looks like; Maradonna was a cult figure to Napoli fans during his period with the club, and this shrine was spotted during a trip round some of the shadier parts of the city. We were warned to expect but not necessarily this! Needless to say, to all England football fans, Maradonna was basically a cheat, with his 'Hand of God' handball goal against England in the World Cup still recalled with quiet fury.

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