Argentina legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 following a heart attack. Matias Morla, Maradona's longtime agent, confirmed the news to EFE on Wednesday.
A statement from the Argentina Football Association read: "The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest pain at the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You'll always be in our hearts."
Argentina President Alberto Fernandez also confirmed three days of national mourning following the news. Fernandez posted a photograph of himself on Twitter hugging Maradona with the message: "You took us to the highest place in the world.