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A general view shows a mural by artist Jorit depicting late Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Naples, Italy November 26, 2020. [REUTERS/Yara Nardi]

Argentina football legend Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday at his home in Buenos Aires and the cause of death was confirmed by an autopsy on Thursday.

According to Mirror, Maradona died in his sleep after suffering heart failure which caused a pulmonary edema, a preliminary autopsy discovered.

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