FOOTBALL LEGEND DIEGO MARADONA DIES AGED 60 - REPORTS

26 NOV 2020

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away Wednesday, Sputnik news agency reported citing Argentine broadcaster TN. The 1986 World Cup Champion was 60 years old.

He was taken to one of the hospitals for a medical examination on Oct 30, but it was later announced that he had undergone brain surgery. Maradona was discharged on Nov 12.

Meanwhile, Anadolu Agency reported according to local media outlet Clarin that Maradona died after suffering cardiac arrest at home in Tigre, Argentina. - Bernama