Diego Maradona's Ultimate Rival Pays 'Hands Of God' Tribute To Argentine Icon

English football legend Gary Lineker delivers an emotional tribute to his old foe, Diego Maradona.

Arguably one of the greatest soccer players of all time, Maradona has died at the age of 60 after a fatal heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, NBC News confirmed on Wednesday.

The former Napoli star hadn’t been in a good condition having been treated for a blood clot on the brain last month and was then treated for alcohol dependency.

Maradona was one of the most celebrated strikers of his generation, best known for scoring both goals in Argentina’s historic victory over England in the 1986 World Cup.

He famously pulled off the “Hand of God” goal to eliminate England. The Three Lions' only goal, at that time, was courtesy of Lineker, who took to Twitter to pay tribute to his World Cup nemesis.

"Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died," Lineker wrote. "By some distance, the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully, he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God."

The “Hand of God” goal is considered one of the sport’s most iconic moments. It can be recalled that Maradona's flicked the ball with his left hand between then-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton's open arms and into the back of the net.

According to Maradona, only Terry Fenwick noticed that his hand touched the ball and the referees let the goal stood.

"It floated down to me like a little balloon,” Maradona said. “Oh boy, what a treat.” [Peter] Shilton thought I was going to hit him. But I jumped like a frog."

"If you look at my feet, you'll see that I'm already in the air, moving upward,” he continued. “I keep moving up, and he hasn't even left the ground. I got an idea, to put my hand and my head in. The one who realized what happened was (Terry) Fenwick. But apart from him, nothing, no one else."

In modern football, Maradona has been looked up to by his compatriot Lionel Messi. The Barcelona superstar was saddened by the legend’s untimely passing and also took to social media his touching tribute to his mentor.

"A very sad day for all Argentines and for football," Messi wrote on Instagram. "He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal. I keep all the beautiful moments lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP."