Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is dead, he passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.
The Gimnasia
coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the
landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue.
Tests at the
La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain, which doctors later
revealed was operated on successfully.
Maradona was
subsequently released from hospital as an outpatient to continue his
convalescence, which he carried out in his dwelling in a private neighbourhood
near Tigre, northern Buenos Aires.
But on
Wednesday morning he suffered cardiac arrest, and paramedics at the scene
failed to revive him.
The Argentine
national team's official Twitter account confirmed the news, paying tribute to
one of the nation's favourite footballing sons.
"You
will be eternal in every heart of the football world," the message stated
as it bade farewell to the superstar.
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