Legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, according to multiple reports. The soccer legend suffered a sudden death in his bed at the rented home near Buenos Aires he moved to after leaving hospital on November 11 following a brain blood clot op, the post-mortem showed. (Reuters) Judicial sources in Argentine have said that prosecutors are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Diego Maradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence. You won't miss out. Source:AFP The dramatic twist in the death probe followed overnight reports Diego had rowed with Luque in the days before he suffered heart failure. The Napoli and Argentina icon is believed to have experienced cardiac arrest and medics were unfortunately unable to revive him. It also emerged overnight that the last person to see Diego alive was his nephew Johnny Esposito. 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