Diego Maradona, Argentina, scoring the legendary "Hand of God" goal during the England - Argentina (1-2) quarter-final match at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack just days after turning 60. The Argentinian football legend died at home, his lawyer said, just two weeks after having surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time on the pitch, his life off the pitch was equally notorious - amid battles with drug and alcohol addiction.