Diego Maradona passes away at the age of 60.
25/11/2020. A dark day in football history as Diego Armando Maradona , one of the greatest Argentinean footballers & 1986 World Cup hero passed away today leaving behind shattered hearts and grieving fans. On 2 November 2020, Maradona was admitted to a hospital in La Plata, Buenos Aires, supposedly for psychological reasons. A representative said his condition was not serious. A day later, he underwent emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma.He was released on 12 November after successful surgery and was supervised by doctors as an outpatient. Maradona died of a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a statement on social media, the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino expressed "its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend", adding: "You will always be in our hearts." President Alberto Fernández announced three days of national mourning. Dubbed as " El Pibe de Oro "("The Golden Kid"), Diego ...