Diego Maradona, one of soccer's greatest, dies at 60

Argentine legend had huge following in Asia

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An image of Diego Maradona is displayed on a screen during a minute of silence in his memory before a match between Bayern Munich and FC Salzburg at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. © Reuters

WAJAHAT KHAN, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Diego Maradona, arguably the finest soccer player of his generation, died Wednesday of a heart attack at his home in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. He was 60.

The former Argentine midfielder is most remembered for dominating the 1980s, when he single-handedly led his country to win the World Cup in 1986 and reach the final in 1990.

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