Police Raid Maradona’s Doctor In Investigation Of Soccer Star’s Death

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Police in Argentina raided the home and office of soccer legend Diego Maradona’s doctor over the weekend, less than a week after the star died of a heart attack and amid an investigation into his death at age 60.

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The news of Maradona’s passing on Wednesday sent shockwaves around the world, as millions mourned the death of one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Nowhere was the grief more acute than his home country of Argentina, which venerated Maradona as a larger-than-life hero after he pushed the country to a World Cup victory in 1986. Tens of thousands of fans paid their respects to Maradona during a public viewing last week before he was buried. According to the Associated Press, crowds stretched out for 20 blocks from Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, where the viewing was held. “Diego is not dead, Diego lives in the people,” the crowd chanted as Maradona was taken to be buried on the outskirts of the city, according to the news agency.

Further Reading 

Argentine prosecutors investigate death of soccer star Maradona (Reuters)

Diego Maradona: Police raid house and clinic of doctor (BBC)

Maradona’s doctor probed for involuntary manslaughter: report (Deutsche Welle)

Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dead At 60 (Forbes)