Diego Maradona: Death is 'not that unexpected' claims expert
The Argentina football legend has died at the age of 60 from a cardiac arrest. Ms Kelner stated that the saddest part of Mr Maradona's death was that it was not unexpected.
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She said: "It is very sad news and I think almost the saddest thing of all is that it has not been that unexpected
"People have been watching the way Maradona’s health has declined over the years with battles with drugs and alcohol.
"It did almost seem inevitable that his demise would happen prematurely.
"He was one of the greatest footballers of all-time, an absolute genius of the game."
Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 (Image: Getty)
Diego Maradona won the world cup with Argentina in 1986 (Image: Sky News)
Ms Kelner added: "There'll be a lot of musing in his death about what exactly went wrong with Maradona.
"How his substance abuse came to be, whether there was any way of saving him as he entered this path of destruction.
"He's a man with 11 children, he had a very public divorce battle with his ex-wife.
"He was in a rehabilitation centre for his life-long cocaine habit and died at home from a heart attack."
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She continued: "Many think Maradona was, in fact, the most talented footballer to play the game.
"His career continued even despite him having a cocaine habit during his playing days.
"He got mixed up with a Mafia crowd while he was playing in Napoli and that set him on a path of destruction."
Argentina's Football Association also confirmed the news on social media.
"The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona.
"You will always be in our hearts."
Maradona's death comes just weeks after he had surgery for possible bleeding on the brain.