Argentina soccer legend, Diego Maradona, was reported dead yesterday.
The cause of his death was an "acute secondary lung edema to exacerbated chronic heart failure," a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español
The Argentine Football Association also confirmed Maradona's death in a short message on its social media platforms.
"The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You will always be in our hearts."
Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, here are some sports facts about Diego Maradona:
. During his 21-year professional career, he played 490 official club games scoring 259 goals.
. He played 91 games for Argentina and scored 34 goals. He also represented Argentina in four World Cups.
. An Internet poll conducted by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) named him as the top player of the 20th century.
. Maradona scored the epic goal which made Argentina defeat England 2-1 in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals and led Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Germany in the World Cup final.
. Maradona holds the record for making the most number of appearances as captain of any country in a World Cup. He was captain of Argentina on 16 occasions.
. He also holds the record for the most number of fouls suffered in one game in a World Cup, when Italy fouled him 23 times in the 1982 edition of the tournament.
. Maradona is the only player in the history of football to have broken the record transfer fee twice.
. He retired from professional football in 1997, at the age of 37.
