{"id":17898,"date":"2020-11-26T00:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=17898"},"modified":"2020-11-26T00:14:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:14:59","slug":"football-legend-diego-maradona-dies-of-heart-attack-at-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/17898","title":{"rendered":"Football legend Diego Maradona dies of heart attack at 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina,<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has passed away aged 60 after suffering cardiac arrest, his lawyers confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Diego Armando Maradona was recently in the headlines over his health issues and had undergone an emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma\u00a0 or brain blood clot a few weeks ago, according to\u00a0news agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-images-right50\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; width: calc(50% - 10px); float: right; margin: 6px 0px 20px 10px; color: #222222; font-family: gn-home; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">\n<figure style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; position: relative;\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: top; margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2020-11-25\/320592_4074013_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #585656; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; outline: transparent solid 0px; padding: 6px 4px; font-family: Knowledge-Light; border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;\" contenteditable=\"false\">Argentine soccer great Diego Armando Maradona kicks the ball during a charity soccer match called &#8220;Derby of the Heart&#8221; at the Olympic stadium in Rome May 12, 2008. REUTERS\/Max Rossi\/Files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">The former attacking midfielder was also to be treated for alcohol dependency, reports had said early November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">One of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, he served as an Argentine football manager and was regarded by many around the world as one of the greatest players of all time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Maradona had powered Argentina as the captain in the 1986 World Cup, churning out a spree of commendable individual performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px; color: #585656; font-family: gn-tittle; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">The football great once again led Argentina to the 1990 final held in Italy but West Germany defeated them. In total, he bagged 34 goals in 91 appearances for his football team and represented Argentina in four World Cups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina, Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has passed away aged 60 after suffering cardiac arrest, his lawyers confirmed on Wednesday. Diego Armando Maradona was recently in the headlines over his health issues and had undergone an emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma\u00a0 or brain blood clot a few weeks ago, according to\u00a0news agency. 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