A year after his death, Diego Maradona immortalised in global street art

Murals, graffiti and general street art of the Argentine icon, old and new exists in many parts of the world, with the bulk in Buenos Aires and Naples.

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Update: Nov 25th, 2021 02:14 EST

A woman stands in front of a mural of Diego Maradona outside Argentinos Juniors Club at Paternal neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. — Maradona street artPHOTO: Marcos Brindicci / Getty ImagesA woman stands in front of a mural of Diego Maradona outside Argentinos Juniors Club at Paternal neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A man looks at flowers left next to a mural depicting Argentine football star Diego Maradona, in San Telmo neighborhood, Buenos Aires — Maradona street artPHOTO: ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFPA man looks at flowers left next to a mural depicting Argentine football star Diego Maradona, in San Telmo neighborhood, Buenos Aires

A man and his child pay tribute next to a mural depicting Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at La Boca neighborhood, in Buenos Aires — Maradona street artPHOTO: ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFPA man and his child pay tribute next to a mural depicting Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at La Boca neighborhood, in Buenos Aires

A man lights a candle below a mural of Diego Maradona as fans of the late Argentinian football legend gather outside Banorte Stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico — Maradona street artPHOTO: RASHIDE FRIAS / AFPA man lights a candle below a mural of Diego Maradona as fans of the late Argentinian football legend gather outside Banorte Stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico

People gather at the foot of a mural of late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona — Maradona street artPHOTO: CARLO HERMANN / AFPPeople gather at the foot of a mural of late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona

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Graffiti artist Angelo Campos uses his cell phone to paint a mural of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona at the Vila Cruzeiro slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares — Maradona street artPHOTO: PILAR OLIVARES / REUTERSGraffiti artist Angelo Campos uses his cell phone to paint a mural of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona at the Vila Cruzeiro slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

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A mural in tribute to Diego Maradona is seen on a wall as a man looks out of a window in Naples REUTERS/Yara Nardi — Maradona street artPHOTO: YARA NARDI / REUTERSA mural in tribute to Diego Maradona is seen on a wall as a man looks out of a window in Naples REUTERS/Yara Nardi

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