BREAKING: Football Legend Diego Maradona Dies From Heart Attack

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (9168659f) Argentina soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona and partner Rocio Olivia arrive for the The Best FIFA 2017 Awards at the Palladium Theatre in London Britain The Best FIFA Awards, London, United Kingdom - 23 Oct 2017

BREAKING: Football Legend Diego Maradona Dies From Heart Attack

 

Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, 60, dies of a heart attack just two weeks after being released from hospital after treatment for bleed on his brain

 

Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain.

Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career.

He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona among others and was adored by millions all over the world for his brilliant skills.

Maradona was responsible for the infamous ‘Hand of God’ that eliminated England from the 1986 tournament.

His career was also tinged with controversy because of drug and alcohol addiction.

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