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Diego Maradona: An extraordinary life in photos

  • Diego Maradona balances a soccer ball on his head as he walks off the practice field following the Argentina national team practice session ahead of the 1986 World Cup. (PHOTO: Jorge Duran/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Diego Maradona balances a soccer ball on his head as he walks off the practice field following the Argentina national team practice session ahead of the 1986 World Cup. (PHOTO: Jorge Duran/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Diego Maradona (dark blue jersey) en route to scoring one of the greatest goals in football history, dribbling past England defenders in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals. (PHOTO: Staff/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Diego Maradona (dark blue jersey) en route to scoring one of the greatest goals in football history, dribbling past England defenders in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals. (PHOTO: Staff/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Maradona kisses the World Cup trophy after single-handedly leading Argentina to their 1986 triumph. (PHOTO: HorstmĂĽller/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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    Maradona kisses the World Cup trophy after single-handedly leading Argentina to their 1986 triumph. (PHOTO: HorstmĂĽller/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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  • Diego Maradona is surrounded by the media after he was tested positive for doping at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. (PHOTO: AP/Tim Sharp)
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    Diego Maradona is surrounded by the media after he was tested positive for doping at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. (PHOTO: AP/Tim Sharp)
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  • Diego Maradona is taken away by police from a Buenos Aires apartment, after being arrested for possession of half-kilo of cocaine. (PHOTO: Daniel Luna/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Diego Maradona is taken away by police from a Buenos Aires apartment, after being arrested for possession of half-kilo of cocaine. (PHOTO: Daniel Luna/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Diego Maradona (right) hugs Lionel Messi during his stint as Argentina national football coach at the 2010 World Cup. (PHOTO: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
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    Diego Maradona (right) hugs Lionel Messi during his stint as Argentina national football coach at the 2010 World Cup. (PHOTO: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
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  • Diego Maradona in one of his final public appearances, acknowledging the fans at the start of the Argentina First Division match between his childhood club Boca Juniors and Gimnasia La Plata. (PHOTO: Alejandro Pagni/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Diego Maradona in one of his final public appearances, acknowledging the fans at the start of the Argentina First Division match between his childhood club Boca Juniors and Gimnasia La Plata. (PHOTO: Alejandro Pagni/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • An Argentinian fan weeps in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona following news of his death. Three days of mourning was declared in his country. (PHOTO: Muhammed Emin Canik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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    An Argentinian fan weeps in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona following news of his death. Three days of mourning was declared in his country. (PHOTO: Muhammed Emin Canik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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  • Fans mourn Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors' Diego Maradona Stadium in Buenos Aires. (PHOTO: Fernando de Dios/Getty Images)
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    Fans mourn Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors' Diego Maradona Stadium in Buenos Aires. (PHOTO: Fernando de Dios/Getty Images)
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  • Inter Milan and Real Madrid players in a minute of silence in tribute to Diego Maradona before their Champions League match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. (PHOTO: Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
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    Inter Milan and Real Madrid players in a minute of silence in tribute to Diego Maradona before their Champions League match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. (PHOTO: Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
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Diego Maradona balances a soccer ball on his head as he walks off the practice field following the Argentina national team practice session ahead of the 1986 World Cup. (PHOTO: Jorge Duran/AFP via Getty Images)
Diego Maradona (dark blue jersey) en route to scoring one of the greatest goals in football history, dribbling past England defenders in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals. (PHOTO: Staff/AFP via Getty Images)
Maradona kisses the World Cup trophy after single-handedly leading Argentina to their 1986 triumph. (PHOTO: HorstmĂĽller/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Diego Maradona is surrounded by the media after he was tested positive for doping at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. (PHOTO: AP/Tim Sharp)
Diego Maradona is taken away by police from a Buenos Aires apartment, after being arrested for possession of half-kilo of cocaine. (PHOTO: Daniel Luna/AFP via Getty Images)
Diego Maradona (right) hugs Lionel Messi during his stint as Argentina national football coach at the 2010 World Cup. (PHOTO: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Diego Maradona in one of his final public appearances, acknowledging the fans at the start of the Argentina First Division match between his childhood club Boca Juniors and Gimnasia La Plata. (PHOTO: Alejandro Pagni/AFP via Getty Images)
An Argentinian fan weeps in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona following news of his death. Three days of mourning was declared in his country. (PHOTO: Muhammed Emin Canik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Fans mourn Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors' Diego Maradona Stadium in Buenos Aires. (PHOTO: Fernando de Dios/Getty Images)
Inter Milan and Real Madrid players in a minute of silence in tribute to Diego Maradona before their Champions League match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. (PHOTO: Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
Chia Han Keong
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SINGAPORE — The footballing world was in mourning after Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday (25 November). He was 60 years old.

The Argentinian is one of the greatest footballers to have graced the sport. With astonishing skills and indomitable willpower, he single-handedly led his country to win the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and his Italian club Napoli to two Serie A league titles in 1987 and 1990.

Yet, Maradona was a controversial figure throughout his life – scoring goals with his hand, being expelled from the 1994 World Cup after testing positive for doping, regularly checking into rehabilitation clinics for drug abuse.

Nonetheless, from the outpouring of grief following news of his death, his legions of fans were willing to overlook his transgressions and remember him for his amazing feats on the football pitch.

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