Argentine football star Diego Maradona has passed away, according to the Argentine Football Federation in a tweet on Wednesday.
Maradona suffered a seizure in the centre of her home, the BBC said.
Earlier this month, Maradona underwent surgery for a cranial haemorrhage, The Associated Press reported at the time. The doctor who performed the operation claimed that Maradona had not had headaches from the surgery and that she was “excellent” at the time.
His doctor claimed that Maradona had withdrawal symptoms “mainly due to Array intake . . . throughout his life,” according to CNN.
Maradona was captain of the Argentine men’s football team in 1986, which helped him achieve victory in the World Cup. A purpose that Mardona set in the quarter-final match of the World Cup between Argentina and England known as the “purpose of the hand of God”, and is one of the highest outstanding football goals of all time.
The athlete, who played for FC Barcelona and S. S. C. Napoli represented his home country in a general of 4 World Cups.
In his later years, Maradona struggled with drug addiction and was banned from playing sports for 15 months in 1991 after testing positive for cocaine, the BBC reported.
He captained the Argentine national team from 2008 to 2010.
He is considered one of the most productive footballers of all time and, in 2000, Maradona was announced as co-winner of the FIFA Player of the Century Award, which he shared with Brazilian footballer Pelé.
Maradona will be remembered in Argentina with 3 days of mourning, AP reported.