Football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 following a heart attack on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
The Argentina star, who led his country to World Cup triumph in 1986, had been treated for alcohol dependency following emergency surgery for a blood clot on the brain.
Tributes poured in the charismatic and controversial Maradona, who is considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time.
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Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died. By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully hell finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego
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The AFA said on Twitter: 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 is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and was the inspiration for Argentinas World Cup success in Mexico in 1986. He also led the country to the final of the 1990 tournament in Italy and managed them in South Africa in 2010.
Maradonas successes made him a global star and a national hero in Argentina but his career was also blighted by controversies on and off the field.
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His Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 quarter-finals, when he pushed the ball into the net with his hand, earned him infamy although he followed up by scoring the goal of the century, a remarkable solo effort, in the same game.
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