Soccer legend, Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, a source close to his family confirms. Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, he became a household name after inspiring his country to World Cup glory in 1986. 

The Argentine, who underwent surgery earlier this month for a blood clot in his brain died of a heart attack.

The office of Argentina’s president will decree three days of national mourning because of Maradona’s death on Wednesday, he died two weeks after being released from a Buenos Aires hospital following brain surgery.