Maradona was born in Buenos Aires on October 30, 1960, to a poor family. The “Golden Boy” said that he could not tell what his life would have been without playing football, his lifetime passion. (Photo: Getty Images)

Diego Maradona in the 1970s (Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images)

16-year-old Maradona warms up in Buenos Aires in 1977. A year earlier, he made his professional debut with Argentinos Juniors club. A few months after that, he made his international debut with Argentina’s national team. (Photo: Getty Images)

Maradona celebrates on the shoulders of teammates after they won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. (Photo: Allsport/Getty Images)

Maradona sits at his home in Buenos Aires in 1980. From the earliest days of his career, he was known as “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”) (Photo: Michel Barrault/Onze/Icon Sport/Getty Images)

Maradona is carried by fans after leading Buenos Aires club Boca Juniors to championship in 1981. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Diego Maradona made his World Cup final debut for Argentina in 1982 in Spain. (Photo: Getty Images)

Maradona shakes hands with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton before the World Cup quarter-final in Mexico in 1986. (Photo: Getty Images)

Diego Maradona’s ‘Goal of the Century’ against England in the 1986 World Cup (Photo: Getty Images)

Maradona, the legendary soccer midfielder, leads Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title. (Photo: Getty Images)

Pelé (L) and Maradona hold “Sports Oscar” trophies in 1987. They were joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award, a one-off award created to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century. (Photo: AP)

Maradona is an icon at Italian club Napoli where he won the UEFA Cup in 1989, plus two league titles. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Napoli’s number 10 jersey is retired in his honor. (Photo: Getty Images)

Maradona meets Pelé in 2016. (Photo: Getty Images)

“I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” 80-year-old Pelé said. “One day, I hope, we will play football together in the sky.” (Photo: Getty Images)

The legend and the man on and off the field, Maradona was one of a kind. (Photo: AFP)