Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 60, his spokesman confirmed on Wednesday.
Well-known alongside Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain having undergone brain surgery earlier this month, died of a heart attack, a member of his entourage told AFP.
President Alberto Fernandez swiftly declared a three days of national mourning in the South American country.
Shortly before the announcement that shocked the nation, Argentine media on Wednesday reported that Maradona had suffered a serious health setback and was being treated by doctors at his home north of Buenos Aires.
“There are four ambulances at the door of the residence. They have summoned family members to come. It is serious,” the TyC Sports channel reported.
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