Football world mourns passing of Argentine legend Diego Maradona

President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez has declared three days of mourning after the passing of legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday.

Maradona's spokesman, Sebastian Sanchi, said he died Wednesday of the heart attack, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires following brain surgery.

A statement from the Argentina Football Association read: "The Argentine Football Association, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest pain at the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You'll always be in our hearts."

One of the most famous moments in the history of the sport, the "hand of God'' goal, came when the diminutive Maradona punched the ball into England's net during the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals.

He went on to lead Argentina to the title at that tournament. Maradona had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma several weeks ago.