Argentina legend football, Diego Maradona, dies at 60

Football icon, Diego Maradona, has passed away aged 60 after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest on Wednesday.

Maradona underwent surgery earlier this month to remove a blood clot from his brain.

He was released from the clinic in Buenos Aires two weeks ago.

Maradona is widely recognised as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

His professional career spanned 21 years with his crowning moment coming at the 1986 World Cup as he led Argentina to glory.

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

Maradona began his career at Argentinos Juniors before moving on to Boca Junior where he was quickly picked up by Barcelona.

Just two seasons were spent at the Nou Camp though before he made the move to his beloved Napoli.

It was in Italy where Maradona was starting tone recognised as one of the greatest of all time.

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