Soccer Legend br Diego Maradona br Dead at 60 .br Maradona's death was confirmed on Wednesday br by his longtime agent, Matias Morla. .br According to the BBC, the former br Argentina midfielder and manager br had surgery for a blood clot in his br brain and was released Nov. 11.br Maradona is best known as the captain who led Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup.br He played for Barcelona and br Napoli at the club level.br With Argentina, he scored 34 goals br in 96 international appearances.br The Argentine Football Association br released a statement.br The Argentine Football Association, br through its President Claudio Tapia, br expresses its deepest pain at the death br of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You'll always be in our hearts, Argentine Football Association, via statement.