On November 25, a number of foreign media quoted the Argentine "Clarin" news: the well-known Argentine star Maradona suddenly had a cardiac arrest at home and died at the age of 60.
The Argentine Football Federation subsequently confirmed the news in a statement on social media. The FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION also replaced the Twitter avatar with a black ribbon of condolence, writing, "You will always be in our hearts".
The Argentine Presidential Office issued a proclamation, and from now on argentina the whole country enters a three-day period of mourning.
More than two weeks ago, Maradona, who had just celebrated her 60th birthday, underwent a brain surgery. At that time he was diagnosed with subdural hematoma. This is a serious brain disease that forms blood clots between the skull and the surface of the brain, usually caused by a head injury.
After admission, Maradona underwent emergency surgery and stayed in the ward for eight days. Maradona's lawyer said it was a miracle he survived the operation and portrayed it as the most difficult moment of his life.
Before brain surgery, Maradona had already made several trips to the hospital. He has long been plagued by health problems.
Maradona is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time – even if the "one" were removed, I am afraid that many people would agree.
At the 1986 World Cup, he led the Argentine national team to victory – the year he also scored the "Hand of God". During his national team career, he scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, represented Argentina in four World Cups, and later served as the head coach of the national team. During his club career, he played for Barcelona and Napoli, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side.
Maradona's genius is also known for his long struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism.
Maradona has been using cocaine since the mid-1980s. At the peak of his career in the 1990s, he was banned for 15 months for violating drug rules and kicked out of the World Cup for failing drug tests. After retiring from the army in 1997, he was taken to the hospital several times for heart problems. Doctors believed it was related to his drug use.
However, he allegedly successfully quit his addiction but began to contract alcoholism. To control his weight, he underwent two gastric bypass surgeries and was treated for alcoholism, but later developed hepatitis. He had stomach hemostasis surgery in January and knee surgery in July.
It is unclear whether the cardiac arrest that led to Maradona's death was directly related to alcoholism.
A generation of ball kings, R.I.P. May there be a stadium in heaven.