Football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.
Maradona was born on October 30, 1960, in Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Argentine soccer player is generally regarded as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the greatest of all time.
Maradona was responsible for the infamous "Hand of God" that eliminated England from the 1986 Fifa World Cup tournament.
In a statement on social media, the Argentine Football Association expressed "its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend", adding: "You will always be in our hearts."
Maradona played for Barcelona and Napoli during his club career, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side.
He scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, representing them in four World Cups.
Maradona led his country to the 1990 final in Italy, where they were beaten by West Germany, before captaining them again in the United States in 1994, but was sent home after failing a drugs test for ephedrine.
During the second half of his career, Maradona struggled with cocaine addiction and was banned for 15 months after testing positive for the drug in 1991.
He retired from professional football in 1997, on his 37th birthday, during his second stint at Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
Having briefly managed two sides in Argentina during his playing career, Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008 and left after the 2010 World Cup, where his side were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.
He subsequently managed teams in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico and was in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima in Argentina's top flight at the time of his death.
Argentinian football legend #DiegoMaradona, here holding the trophy after the 1986 World Cup, has passed away at the age of 60 ??: Bob Thomas Sports Photography pic.twitter.com/ENKZgvyy5l
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