The Argentinian star passed away from a heart attack.
Sports icon Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60,according to the BBC.
Maradona was the subject of a 2019 documentary,Diego Maradona, directed bySennafilmmaker Asif Kapadia.
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Maradona represented Argentina at four World Cups, captaining the team to victory at the 1986 event in Mexico.
In all, the attacking midfielder scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for his country.
Maradona also won two Serie A titles in Italy with Napoli.
The soccer player was a controversial figure.
Former England soccer captain Gary Lineker is among those who have paid tribute to Maradona.
“Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died,“Lineker wrote on Twitter.
“By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time.
After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully hell finally find some comfort in the hands of God.
#RIPDiego”
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