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Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60.
The Argentine soccer legend suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre.
Maradona underwent an operation to remove a blood clot in his brain on October 30.
The Gymnastics coach fell ill after his team beat the Board of Trustees 3-0 and was transferred to the hospital in La Plata, near the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
Scans uncovered a subdural hemetoma, requiring Maradona to undergo immediate surgery to remove the problem before being sent home to continue his recovery.
Reports in Argentina say that Maradona was showing signs of recovery, but the 60-year-old suffered fatal cardiac arrest.
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Maradona is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time after his brilliant career in which he won the World Cup in 1986.
After rising through the ranks of local club Argentines Juniors, Maradona joined Boca Juniors and emerged as a star before joining Barcelona in 1982.
He spent two years at the Camp Nou before heading to Napoli, where he spent the next seven seasons and scored more than 100 goals.
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A local newspaper said after his signing, that despite the lack of “mayor, houses, schools, buses, employment and sanitation, none of this matters because we have Maradona.”
Maradona led Napoli to the most golden stage in club history, winning Serie A twice, while in 1986 he dominated the World Cup in Mexico, where Argentina ran out of winners, knocking out England along the way, thanks to the Mano of God and a sublime virtuous. Maradona’s goal.
Later, Maradona managed Argentina, for whom he scored 34 goals in 91 games, between 2008 and 2010.
The tributes have arrived for Maradona, with the Argentine Football Association announcing the news on social networks.
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A tweet said: “The Argentine Football Association, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You will always be in our hearts.”
Maradona’s longtime rival, Brazilian Pelé, declared: “Certainly, one day we will kick a ball together in the sky.”
While Stan Collymore tweeted: “The football gods shone brightly in this one. What an amazing, amazing footballer.
Gary Lineker referred to Maradona as “possibly the greatest of all time”.
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Lineker tweeted: “By far the best player of my generation and possibly the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, I hope I will finally find some comfort in the hands of God.”
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford referred to Maradona as “legendary”, while the Everton star Richarlison posted an image of the Argentine wearing a Brazil jersey alongside the sad face emoji.
Former Liverpool center-back Jamie Carragher also paid his respects, tweeting: “I will never forget seeing Diego Maradona when I was eight at the World Cup in Mexico. I have never seen anything like this on that stage since. Sad news.”
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