Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, 60, dies of a heart attack just two weeks after being discharged from hospital after undergoing a brain surgery.
Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, 60, dies of a heart attack just two weeks after being discharged from hospital after undergoing a brain surgery.
Maradona won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, having knocked England out of the tournament in a match which saw him score the infamous 'Hand of God' goal and another - widely considered to be one of the greatest goals of all time.
Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time amid battles with drug and alcohol addiction, But it was also during these years that his addiction to cocaine took hold andi n 1991, the year he left the club, he was given a 15-month suspension for drug violations.
In 1994, he was thrown out of the World Cup in America after failing a drugs test, before retiring from football in 1997.
In the subsequent years, he was treated for heart problems and respiratory problems linked to his drug abuse. And, two gastric bypass operations and a knee operation.
Three week ago, he was admitted to hospital for surgery on a blood clot in his brain, before being discharged to recover at home. It was there that he died, on Wednesday.
Maradona won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, having knocked England out of the tournament in a match which saw him score the infamous 'Hand of God' goal and another - widely considered to be one of the greatest goals of all time.
Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time amid battles with drug and alcohol addiction, But it was also during these years that his addiction to cocaine took hold andi n 1991, the year he left the club, he was given a 15-month suspension for drug violations.
In 1994, he was thrown out of the World Cup in America after failing a drugs test, before retiring from football in 1997.
In the subsequent years, he was treated for heart problems and respiratory problems linked to his drug abuse. And, two gastric bypass operations and a knee operation.
Three week ago, he was admitted to hospital for surgery on a blood clot in his brain, before being discharged to recover at home. It was there that he died, on Wednesday.