In pictures: Soccer legend Diego Maradona

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Diego Maradona is carried around the field after leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup final. Argentina defeated West Germany at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

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Diego Maradona, a colorful and beloved soccer icon regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the game, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 60, his lawyer confirmed to CNN.

Maradona is best known for captaining Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, where he was named the tournament’s best player and scored two of its most famous goals. In his professional career, he was twice sold for a world-record transfer fee: to Barcelona in 1982 and then to Napoli in 1984. He played 188 games with Napoli, winning two Serie A titles and a UEFA Cup for the Italian club.

Following a failed drug test in 1991 and a 15-month ban from the sport, Maradona’s playing career fizzled out. He would later turn to management.

In 2008, Maradona became Argentina’s manager and led the team at the 2010 World Cup, where it was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He held various managerial jobs over the past decade, including stints in Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. At the time of his death, he was in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima, a club in Argentina’s first division.

Earlier this month, Maradona underwent successful surgery for a subdural hematoma — more commonly known as a blood clot on the brain.

A 16-year-old Maradona warms up in Buenos Aires in 1977. A year earlier, he made his professional debut with the club Argentinos Juniors. A few months after that, he made his international debut with Argentina’s national team.

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Maradona celebrates on the shoulders of teammates after they won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championships.

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Maradona sits at his home in Buenos Aires in 1980. From the earliest days of his career, he was known as “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”).

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Maradona is carried by fans after leading Buenos Aires club Boca Juniors to a championship in 1981. The next year, Boca Juniors sold Maradona to Spanish club Barcelona for a world-record fee.

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Maradona, playing for Barcelona, dribbles past Manchester United players in 1984.

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Maradona married Claudia Villafañe in 1984. They had two daughters together before divorcing in 2004.

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During the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, Maradona outjumps England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to score. The ball went in off Maradona’s hand and should have been disallowed, but the officials missed the call. It is now known as the “Hand of God” goal after Maradona said he hit the ball a little with his head “and a little with the hand of God.”

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In the same match against England, Maradona scored another goal that would go down in history. He started from his own half, dribbling past many English defenders on his way to scoring what was later called “The Goal of the Century.”

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Maradona and Pelé hold “Sports Oscar” trophies in 1987. In 2000, the two split FIFA’s Player of the Century award.

Maradona ties his shoelaces before a friendly game against West Germany in 1987.

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Maradona holds his daughters Dalma and Giannina in 1989.

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Maradona celebrates a teammate’s goal during the 1990 World Cup. Argentina advanced to the final but lost to West Germany.

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Maradona was back for his fourth World Cup in 1994, but it wasn’t for long.

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Maradona addresses the media after Argentina dropped him from the 1994 World Cup team. Just hours before the team’s final first-round game, it was revealed that he had tested positive for the use of ephedrine, a banned stimulant. In 1991, Maradona tested positive for cocaine use and was banned for the sport for 15 months.

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Maradona is joined by his wife, Claudia, and their daughters Giannina, left, and Dalma while celebrating his 35th birthday in 1995.

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Maradona kisses his Boca Juniors teammate Claudio Caniggia after a goal against rival River Plate in 1996. Maradona finished out his playing career at Boca, where he starred in the early 1980s before moving to Europe.

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Maradona talks to Cuban President Fidel Castro before recording a TV show in Havana, Cuba, in 2005.

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Maradona balances a ball on his head at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2008. A Maradona documentary was making its premiere at the festival.

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Maradona, as manager of Argentina’s national team, is greeted by schoolchildren before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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Maradona celebrates a goal during the 2010 World Cup. The team advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Germany.

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Maradona gives instructions to Argentina star Lionel Messi during a match at the 2010 World Cup.

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Maradona meets another famous Argentine, Pope Francis, in 2014.

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Maradona, attending the 2018 World Cup as a fan, celebrates an Argentina goal in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Maradona greets fans outside the Casa Rosada government house after meeting with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in 2019.

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Maradona’s last managerial job was with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima. Here, he is seen before a match in January 2020.

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A woman walks past a Maradona mural in San Justo, Argentina, in October 2020.

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