The "beautiful game" has reportedly lost one of its all-time greats.
Argentina legend Diego Maradona, the hero of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, died Wednesday at the age of 60, his longtime agent, Matias Morla, confirmed to EFE via ESPN.com.
Maradona is reported to have suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, BBC.com reports. The former midfielder reportedly underwent surgery on a brain blood clot earlier this month and was also scheduled to be treated for alcohol dependency.
Maradona is best remembered for captaining the Argentina national team in the 1986 World Cup, where he famously scored on the "Hand of God" goal and "Goal of the Century" to defeat England, 2-1, in the quarter-finals before defeating Belgium, 2-0, in the semi-finals and West Germany, 3-2, in the final.
The then-25-year-old finished the tournament with five goals and assisted on five others for his teammates. Maradona scored a total of 34 goals in 91 international appearances for Argentina, which included four World Cups.
Maradona also served as the Argentina national team's manager from 2008-10, which included an elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup.
The Argentine Football Association released a statement on Maradona's passing expressing "its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend," and added "You will always be in our hearts," via BBC.com.
Maradona's club career included stints with Barcelona and Napoli, where he won two Serie A titles, before retiring in 1997.
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