VIDEO SHOWS: DIEGO MARADONA'S STATUE TOURING NAPLES TO MARK WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FOOTBALL LEGEND'S 65TH BIRTHDAY RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: NAPLES, ITALY (OCTOBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF DIEGO MARADONA'S STATUE ON VAN 2. NAPOLI SUPPORTERS HOLDING FLAGS 3. FLAG READING (Italian): ''MARADONA MUSEUM'' ON VAN 4. MARADONA'S STATUE 5. VARIOUS OF MARADONA'S STATUE ON VAN 6. VAN ARRIVING AT MARADONA'S HOUSE AND STOPPING 7. STATUE / PLAQUE ON BALCONY 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) OWNER OF ''MARADONA MUSEUM'', MASSIMO VIGNATI, SAYING: ''But Diego is not dead. His body died, but his soul lives on inside us Neapolitans, inside all the people who love him. I have been celebrating Diego's birthday for years. Diego is always present. And the beautiful thing is that Diego belongs to the people.'' 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) NAPLES RESIDENT, NAME UNKNOWN, SAYING: ''Diego is passion, love, tradition; he is a true symbol for the Neapolitans. There is nothing more to add.'' 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) NAPLES RESIDENT, NAME UNKNOWN, SAYING: ''(Diego is) unity. He brought people together, even those from the north who were against us. Thanks to Diego, people who are not from Naples have also come closer together.'' JOURNALIST ASKING: ''Last question, what does Diego mean to Naples?'' RESIDENT SAYING: ''After San Gennaro (symbol of the city of Naples), comes Diego.'' 11. VARIOUS OF MARADONA'S STATUE ON VAN STORY: For one dazzling day, Diego Maradona was back on the streets of Naples on Thursday (October 30). The Golden Boy rolled through the city in bronze form, as fans marked what would have been the Argentine legend’s 65th birthday. The statue, sculpted by Domenico Sepe, left its home at the Maradona Museum in the Spanish Quarters for a daylong tour of the city that still calls him its king. ‘’Diego is not dead. His body died, but his soul lives on inside us Neapolitans’’, owner of ''Maradona museum'', Massimo Vignati, said. (Production: Oriana Boselli)
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