Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on Wednesday passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in his house in Argentina. Maradona lived his life to the fullest after achieving trophies and accolades in both club and international football.

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Few players mastered the spectacular quite like Diego Maradona. From stunning free-kicks to winding dribbles, the Argentine, who has died at the age of 60, scored some of the most famous -- and thrilling -- goals in football history.

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Football icon Diego Maradona died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest, as per media reports in Argentina. Also read: 'RIP Diego Maradona': Footballing world pay tribute to former Argentine The world cup-winning captain was hospitalised and had undergone brain surgery.

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Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, his doctor said, eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.

Diego Maradona allowed to leave hospital: doctor

Argentine football great Diego Maradona is progressing well after brain surgery on a blood clot and could be discharged this week, his doctor said Monday. Maradona, 60, underwent surgery last Tuesday to remove a clot lodged between his brain and skull.

Maradona progressing well after brain surgery

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has commenced his recovery process after ‘successful’ surgery to treat a subdural hematoma, a blood clot on the brain. Maradona, who was admitted to hospital a day earlier, was operated to address the clot, which is often caused by a head injury can put pressure on the brain.

Diego Maradona in recovery after 'successful' brain surgery

Diego Maradona reveals he has a dream present to mark his 60th birthday on Friday - "to score another goal against England, this time with my right hand". The Argentine legend made the impish suggestion in an interview with France Football in reference to his 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, with Argentina going on to take the title.

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Some 25,000 Argentine soccer fans on Sunday cheered the country's legendary World Cup winner Diego Maradona as he kicked off his new role as coach of the local club Gimnasia y Esgrima to revive the struggling team.

Argentines welcome Maradona as coach of local club Gimnasia y Esgrima

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia says he wants to show a balanced version of Diego Maradona in his latest documentary.

'Amy' director Asif Kapadia hopes audiences will have more empathy for Maradona after watching his latest documentary

Diego Maradona wished his fellow living legend Pele a speedy recovery Wednesday, posting a picture on Instagram of the two football greats in 1979. "This picture is 40 years old today.

Diego Maradona posts a throwback picture with Pele, wishes him 'speedy recovery'

Diego Maradona has been fined for dedicating a recent victory by his Mexican club to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Mexico's football federation said on Monday.

Soccer: Maradona fined after dedicating win to Venezuela's Maduro

Diego Maradona fined after dedicating win to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

The Mexican Football Federation said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether Diego Maradona violated its ethics code when he praised Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a recent match.

Maradona under investigation after he praises President Maduro

Argentina's 1986 World Cup football winning captain Diego Maradona has three children in Cuba and will travel to the country to legally recognise them, his lawyer told Argentine media.

Diego Maradona to legally recognise three children he has in Cuba: Argentine lawyer

Former Argentine football player Diego Maradona was admitted to a clinic in Buenos Aires on Saturday (January 12) for a scheduled surgery. The 58-year-old Maradona was diagnosed with a health problem in early January during routine exams performed at the same hospital in the town of Olivos.

Diego Maradona admitted to hospital for scheduled surgery

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was released from hospital after being admitted earlier on Friday with internal bleeding in the stomach which was discovered during routine examinations, his daughter Dalma said.

Diego Maradona out of hospital after internal bleeding scare

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said his country's national team was going nowhere under the guidance of current caretaker head coach Lionel Scaloni. Maradona, who has coached Mexican second-division club Dorados de Sonora to the semi-finals of the Apertura 2018 championship, the first of the 2018-2019 season, lamented that one Argentine manager he respects, Gerardo Martino, is expected to be signed by Mexico's national team.

Argentine national team going nowhere with Scaloni as head coach: Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi "is not a leader", said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview in Mexico. "It's useless to try and make a leader out of someone who goes to the bathroom 20 times before a game," Maradona said on Fox Sports.

Messi 'is not a leader', says Maradona

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona, who is known for making controversial statements, on Tuesday suggested Lionel Messi to hang his boots. Maradona reckoned that the Argentina striker should not bother coming back as he always gets the blame for everything.

Diego Maradona tells Lionel Messi to quit Argentina team

A 1986 World Cup winner, Maradona stepped down from his role as the coach of Al-Fujairah FC last month after the United Arab Emirates club failed to gain automatic promotion to the first division

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Maradona also supported the use of video review (Video Assistant Referee-VAR) to help referees at the World Cup

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Rising to stardom from a Buenos Aires slum to lead Argentina to World Cup victory, Maradona`s life is the ultimate rags-to-riches story in the soccer-mad country

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