Diego Maradona dies aged 60

We have breaking news that football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60.

The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager had a cardiac arrest at home.

He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency.

One of the greatest players of all time, Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, producing a series of sublime individual performances.

He played for Barcelona and Napoli during his club career, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side.

His football journey

Diego Maradona was a god with a football.

He scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, representing them in four World Cups.

He led his country to the 1990 final in Italy, where they were beaten by West Germany, before captaining them again in the United States in 1994, but was sent home after failing a drugs test for ephedrine.

He retired from professional football in 1997, on his 37th birthday, during his second stint at Argentine giants Boca Juniors.

Maradona’s managerial journey

Having briefly managed two sides in Argentina during his playing career, Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008.

He left after the 2010 World Cup, after his side were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.

He subsequently managed teams in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico and was in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima in Argentina’s top flight at the time of his death.

BBC

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