Maradona: the Pibe de Oro dies at the age of 60

The sad news announcing the death of Diego Armando Maradona, legend of the world of football. The Pibe de Oro, literally "Golden Foot" died due to a cardio-respiratory arrest after having undergone a difficult operation on his head to remove edema in the previous days. After the operation, the footballer had settled in his home in Tigre, where he died in the past few hours at the age of 60. To announce the death of the Argentine footballer is Clarìn, one of the most important newspapers in South America, who stated that the causes of death are attributable to a respiratory crisis, which was then followed by an arrest.

Born on October 30, 1960 in Lanùs, Diego Armando Maradona already boasted innate football skills from the early years of his life, which led him to be recognized all over the world. After playing for Barcelona, ​​Maradona moved on to NAPOLI, a team with which he won two badges, one in 1987 and one in 1990.

Despite having declared several times that he is not a fan of video games, his figure has been present several times within the industry. Speaking of Maradona it is in fact impossible not to mention Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona, football simulation video game released for Commodore 64, Amstrad PCP and ZX Spectrum. The title, of course, refers to the very famous hand goal scored by Maradona against England during the 1986 World Cup.

In 2017, moreover, Maradona sided against Konami, accusing the company of using its image within PES 2017 without his knowledge (the same accusation made by Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Electronic Arts, developer of FIFA). The issue was resolved in the following months, with an agreement that gave Konami the consent to use the image of the Pibe de Oro within its titles until 2020.