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- Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, according to Argentine news outlet Clarin.
- He is reported to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires, where he had been recovering after undergoing brain surgery in early November.
- More to follow.
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Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, according to Clarin, the largest circulation newspaper in his native Argentina.
He is reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires, where he had been recovering after undergoing brain surgery in early November.
Maradona is considered as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, enjoying successful spells with Barcelona, Napoli, and the Argentine national team, with whom he won the World Cup in 1986.
More to follow.
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