Maradona suffers cardiac arrest, dies at 60
By Emmanuel Awosika
Argentine footballing icon Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, reports from Argentine media outlets say.
Maradona’s death at his home in Argentina comes two weeks after he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.
He had undergone an emergency operation for a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain.
The former Argentine player is considered one of the best to ever play the game and famously inspired his home country to a World Cup win in 1986.
He played for Serie A side Napoli, where he won two league titles; La Liga side Barcelona; and Argentine clubs Newell’s Old Boys and Boca Juniors.
The Argentine FA confirmed the news of Maradona’s passing in a statement published on Twitter Wednesday.
The statement reads: “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona.”
Since the announcement, tributes have poured in from all parts of the world.
Former Manchester United and England player Gary Lineker said on Twitter: “By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego.”
