ON November 25 the sporting world was jolted by news of the sudden death of football legend Diego Maradona of Argentina. Maradona died at a relatively young age of 60 after a tumultuous life that was marked by highly publicised excesses and overindulgence in drugs and alcohol. The footballing demigod was reported to have suffered a heart attack at home, two weeks after being released from hospital following surgery for a bleed on his brain.