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Maradona - obituary for a football genius

Diego Maradona holding the World Cup in Mexico in 1986

Diego Maradona holding the World Cup in Mexico in 1986 Source: AAP

The sports world is mourning the death of Diego Maradona. The exceptional footballer died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona had had a cerebral haemorrhage operated on earlier this month and was released two weeks ago.


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By Christian Froelicher

Source: SBS



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The sports world is mourning the death of Diego Maradona. The exceptional footballer died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona had had a cerebral haemorrhage operated on earlier this month and was released two weeks ago.



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