Diego Maradona, one of football’s greatest talents, has died at the age of 60.
The Argentine suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.
A World-Cup winning captain in 1986, Maradona gripped the footballing public around the globe with a flair and panache rarely seen before.
He represented his country across four World Cups, and a total of 91 games, scoring 34 times in the process.
At club level he will be most fondly remembered for his time at Napoli, delivering two Serie A titles to the Naples club that was barely staving off relegation when he arrived.
High profile spells at Barcelona and Boca Juniors made him a household name.
Much loved in the UAE, Maradona spent time a coach of Al Wasl, and latterly Fujairah, as part of a managerial career that also included a two year stint leading his county.
The sporting world has been quick to pay tribute to an icon who transcended sport to become a global megastar, here’s a round up from social media.
A rival for so many years, Pele bid farewell to ‘a great friend’
Gary Lineker, on the wrong end of the Hand of God in 1986, shared a video of himself with Maradona
