Former Argentina coach Sabella dies aged 66; Messi pays tribute
The news came less than two weeks after the death of football legend Diego Maradona, Sabella-s Argentina teammate in the early 1980s

In this file picture taken on July 5, 2014, Argentinas forward Lionel Messi (L) walks towards Argentinas coach Alejandro Sabella during a quarter-final football match between Argentina and Belgium at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during
Former Argentina head coach Alejandro Sabella has passed away at the age of 66 after a battle with cancer and heart problems.
Sabella died on Tuesday at the ICBA clinic in Buenos Aires about 13 days after he was admitted with dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body, reports Xinhua news agency.
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