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Lionel Messi Honors Diego Maradona After Icon's Death: 'Diego Is Eternal'

FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi paid tribute to soccer legend following his death Wednesday.

Messi posted two photos of himself with Maradona on Instagram with a caption written in Spanish. As part of the post, Messi wrote that Maradona is "eternal."

Maradona's agent, Matias Morla, confirmed to EFE (h/t ESPN) that Maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 60.

Messi and Maradona are widely regarded as the two biggest stars and most successful players in the history of Argentine soccer.

Maradona notably captained Argentina to a World Cup victory in 1986 and took his country to the World Cup Final in 1990 as well.