Who Died ... "Madonna or Maradona"

Social media has revealed fans misread the news of the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, believing that the person who died was American pop star Madonna, due to the similarity in their names, according to the Daily Mail.

The sports world was shocked by the death of the Argentine icon from a heart attack at his home outside Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

Fans took to Twitter to express their grief over the death of the 60-year-old Maradona, but many believed that it was the American singer Madonna who died.

Madonna's name was popular on Twitter yesterday morning, as many fans went online to express their grief, amid the error in the identity of the deceased.

A user wrote: "Rest in peace Madonna ... I was a true legend," while another person tweeted: "It is sad to hear the news of Madonna's death ... she was one of the pioneers of pop music in the world."

Maradona is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, and led Argentina to win the World Cup in 1986 after overthrowing England in the quarter-finals with the famous "Hand of God" goal, and another later called "Goal of the Century."

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