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Football legend Diego Maradona dies of heart attack

First Published: 25th November, 2020 22:12 IST

Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre, according to reports in his native country. He was 60. The football legend had a heart

Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre, according to reports in his native country. He was 60.

The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain.

Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career.

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