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Messages of condolence and tributes have been pouring from all over the world after news broke that legendary Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of the ‘beautiful game’ of all time, has died at the age of 60.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The iconic Argentina attacking midfielder suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the quarter-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a statement on social media, the Argentine Football Association expressed “its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend”, adding: “You will always be in our hearts.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Declaring three days of national mourning, Alberto Fernandez, the president of Argentina, said: “You took us to the top of the world. You made us immensely happy. You were the greatest of them all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Thank you for having existed, Diego. We’re going to miss you all our lives.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maradona played for Barcelona and Napoli during his club career, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side. He started his career with Argentinos Juniors, also playing for Sevilla, and Boca Juniors, and Newell’s Old Boys in his homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, representing them in four World Cups.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maradona led his country to the 1990 Soccer World Cup final in Italy, where they were beaten by West Germany, before captaining them again in the United States in 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During the second half of his career, Maradona struggled with cocaine addiction and was banned for 15 months after testing positive for the drug in 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He retired from professional football in 1997, on his 37th birthday, during his second stint at Argentine giants Boca Juniors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Having briefly managed two sides in Argentina during his playing career, Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008 and left after the 2010 World Cup, where his side was beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0<\/span>bbc.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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