Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, other sports stars react to death of soccer legend Diego Maradona

<h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF1EaCgUViPX9sOPcOEiNP_A36SJEBPaJu_bSU_KQQZumAq8Niq0XkAKoGRhu8-TpT9mQCzq4UyUbY1TQmEcYEeAqaeTETlDDnqWjAj11l9rkVtuxnW2ixEqmTht9kRXP6ksIDsBQfFCH/s800/Pele_Cristiano-Ronaldo_Diego-Maradona_accra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF1EaCgUViPX9sOPcOEiNP_A36SJEBPaJu_bSU_KQQZumAq8Niq0XkAKoGRhu8-TpT9mQCzq4UyUbY1TQmEcYEeAqaeTETlDDnqWjAj11l9rkVtuxnW2ixEqmTht9kRXP6ksIDsBQfFCH/w640-h576/Pele_Cristiano-Ronaldo_Diego-Maradona_accra.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cristiano Ronaldo (Left), Diego Maradona And Pele</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona died at his home, and his death is being attributed to a cardiorespiratory issue, according to Clarin.</h3><p><br /></p><p>Maradona had his fair share of health issue recently. Earlier in November he was admitted to a hospital and ended up undergoing emergency brain surgery to treat a blood clot. The surgery was successful and Maradona was released from the hospital.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maradona will go down as one of the most gifted offensive players that the sport has ever seen. The soccer star led Argentina to a victory in the 1986 World Cup and scored 91 goals during his career with the national team. He is aslo responsible for one of the most memorable goals in the sport's history -- the "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luis Miguel Echegaray was joined by Andrés Cantor to remember the extraordinary life of Diego Maradona on an emergency episode of the Que Golazo! podcast. Listen below:</p><p><br /></p><p>He served as a manger following the conclusion of his playing career, coaching the national team. He was coaching Gimnasia de La Plata up until his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>Former Brazil soccer star and fellow legend Pele was one of many in the sports world that paid tribute to Maradona on Wednesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>credit: cbssports.com</p><div><br /></div>

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Cristiano Ronaldo (Left), Diego Maradona And Pele Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona died at his home, and ...

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Diego Maradona, legendary Argentina superstar, global soccer icon, dies at age 60

<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gef3AAFU-Y1evSejH4ONP2Pq0iUf7X_nNtSeUpSpnp1QdzU5l0fq87i4e5P_58-B-exDObMhvjhjVFoCrS18I6xzISZv3x2ZyGkimME7BsfW_y781eqJmmMzv3zRrom6OcTE3YBv4bJW/s1200/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gef3AAFU-Y1evSejH4ONP2Pq0iUf7X_nNtSeUpSpnp1QdzU5l0fq87i4e5P_58-B-exDObMhvjhjVFoCrS18I6xzISZv3x2ZyGkimME7BsfW_y781eqJmmMzv3zRrom6OcTE3YBv4bJW/w640-h360/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diego Maradona, legendary Argentina superstar, global soccer icon, dies at age 60</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Soccer legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, CBS Sports soccer insider Fabrizio Romano has confirmed.  </h2><p>Maradona won the 1986 World Cup with his native Argentina and is considered one of the greatest players ever, author of arguably the best goal ever and the iconic "hand of God" goal, both scored in the same knockout stage match against England in that '86 tournament. </p><p><br /></p><p>He passed away as a result ff what's being described as a heart attack, according to Clarin. Maradona had recently undergone brain surgery. He just turned 60 on Oct. 30.</p><p><br /></p><p>A native of Lanus and raised in the poor area of Villa Fiorito, Maradona started his career at Argentinos Juniors before joining giant Boca Juniors. He made the move to Europe to play for Barcelona in 1982 and also played for Napoli, where he had his best years, as well as Sevilla before returning home. He played five matches for Newell's from 1993-94 before ending his career with Boca Juniors (1995-97). </p><p><br /></p><p>Maradona became a manager after his playing career and coached the Argentina national team and had been coaching Gimnasia de La Plata until his death. </p><p><br /></p><p>His career was filled with unbelievable moments on the pitch as well as troubling ones off of it, battling substance abuse and financial problems but bringing the Argentine people and fans of the sport countless moments that will forever live in their memory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luis Miguel Echegaray was joined by Andrés Cantor to remember the extraordinary life of Diego Maradona on an emergency episode of the Que Golazo! podcast.</p><p><br /></p><p>credit: cbssports.com</p>

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