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Maradona Charms Naples on Anniversary of First Serie A Title

  • Argentinian soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona attends the Italian soccer Hall of Fame 2017 event in Florence, Italy, Jan. 17, 2017.

    Argentinian soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona attends the Italian soccer Hall of Fame 2017 event in Florence, Italy, Jan. 17, 2017. | Photo: Reuters

Published 17 January 2017
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Maradona quit Spanish giants Barcelona to sign for Napoli in 1984 and became their captain and record scorer with 115 goals.

Argentina's World Cup-winner Diego Maradona returned to Naples this week to regale audiences with memories of his heroics in helping Napoli win the 1987 Italian league title and took a pot-shot at fellow soccer great Pele.

The 56-year-old Maradona hosted his two-hour show "3 Volte Dieci" or "Three times ten" at the venerated Teatro di San Carlo opera house on Monday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Napoli's first Serie A championship.

Maradona quit Spanish giants Barcelona to sign for Napoli in 1984 and became their captain and record scorer with 115 goals.

"With this shirt I dreamt a dream," he told the crowd while holding a Napoli shirt.

Maradona left Napoli in 1992 after failing a drugs test but is still revered by the club, where he also won the UEFA Cup in 1989 and another Serie A title in 1990.

The Argentine, who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title, said he had priced tickets for his show at US$321.09 so they were more expensive than those to see Brazil's 76-year-old three-time World Cup-winner Pele.

The pair have long sparred over the moniker of soccer's greatest ever player.
 

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