(FILE) Argentina's former football star Diego Maradona (R) and his father "Don Diego" pose before the start of the 2012 Copa Libertadores semifinal first leg football match between Argentina's Boca Juniors and Universidad de Chile at "La Bombonera" stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 14, 2012. Diego Maradona's father "Don Diego" passed away on Thursday, local media reported, with the 87-year-old failing to recover from long-standing coronary and respiratory difficulties. Argentina World Cup winner Diego Maradona had been at his father's side in a Buenos Aires hospital since flying in from his Dubai home on June 2. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA