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Legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, as reported by Argentine media. Earlier this month, Maradona had successfully undergone surgery for a blood clot on his brain. As per international media reports, the footballer died at his home in Buenos Aires just days…

Diego Maradona owned 1986. Never before, never after, has an individual influenced the outcome of a single edition of the world cup in quite the same fashion. With the passing of the football legend today, we republish a story from our archives on his greatest moment in history, and the…

Diego Maradona's neurologist says the Napoli legend feels well and 'even danced' after brain surgery on Tuesday. Maradona was admitted to hospital on Monday night and had a surgery on the following day after a bleed on the brain was discovered. "First of all I’d like to say that Diego…

Diego Maradona was recovering on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) after an operation for bleeding in his skull, his personal doctor said. Maradona had a subdural haematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, said Dr Leopoldo Luque, a neurologist who performed Tuesday's (Wednesday NZT) operation. “He…

Supporters of Argentine former football star and coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Diego Maradona gather outside the hospital where he undergoes a brain surgery for a blood clot, in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on November 3, 2020. JUAN MABROMATA / AFPArgentine football great Diego Maradona is recovering “without…

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Diego Maradona is in good spirits and could be released from hospital on Friday as he makes an "amazing" recovery following surgery for a brain clot, the Argentina legend's doctor has said.Dr Leopoldo Luque, who is also Maradona's neurosurgeon, said the 60-year-old had "no neurological damage" and he was "amazed…

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was in “excellent” condition following surgery for a brain clot on Wednesday, and his lawyer discounted the possibility he could go to Venezuela or Cuba to recuperate. “The last medical report was excellent,” said Matias Morla. “Let’s stay strong and we’ll get through this.” Maradona…

Marcos Brindicci/Associated PressWorld football legend Diego Maradona is recovering Tuesday evening after undergoing successful surgery to remove a subdural hematoma from his brain, according to ESPN."I was able to evacuate the hematoma successfully and Diego tolerated the surgery very well," Leopoldo Luque, his neurosurgeon and personal physician, said Tuesday night.…