World Cup winner Maradona
Diego Maradona holds up the FIFA World Cup trophy after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany at the 1986 World Cup final at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. (AP Photo)
Smoky Maradona
Argentine football star Diego Maradona smokes a Cohiba cigar as he rides a sail boat in waters off Havana on April 8, 2000. (Reuters Photo)
Argentina Superstars
Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona (right) walks alongside Lionel Messi after a practice session in Pretoria on June 10, 2010. (Reuters Photo)
Maradona the magician
Football legend Diego Maradona balances a ball on his head during a photocall for 'Maradona by Kusturica' by Serbian director Emir Kusturica at the 61st Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2008. (Reuters Photo)
Football greats Pele and Maradona
Football greats Pele and Maradona, who have often vied for the title of the best footballer in history, were jointly named best player of the 20th century by FIFA in 2000. (Reuters Photo)
Maradona with Israeli Prime Minister
Argentine football star Diego Maradona (L) gives the Argentinian team's pennant to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Jerusalem on May 30, 1994. (AFP Photo)
Maradona and Messi
Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona celebrates with Lionel Messi after their 2010 World Cup second round match against Mexico at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on June 27, 2010. (Reuters Photo)
Maradona greets crazy Kolkata fans
Football legend Diego Maradona gestures as he attends a felicitation programme at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 6, 2008. (AFP Photo)
Maradona with Fidel Castro
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro meets former Argentine star Diego Maradona in Havana on April 13, 2013. (Reuters Photo)
Maradona greets Pope Francis
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona greets Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on September 1, 2014. (AP Photo)
Maradona wears traditional Arab headdress
Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning hero Diego Maradona wearing a traditional Arab headdress visits al-Sadd club in Doha on November 18, 2005. (AFP Photo)
Maradona in Russia
Football legend Diego Maradona, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (right) and Alexander Khloponin (left) walk to a match between a team of stars against a local team in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia on May 12, 2011. (AP Photo)
Ronaldo and Maradona - Two stars in one frame
Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo hailed Argentine football legend Diego Maradona as an "unparalleled magician" who he could call "friend". (Instagram Photo)