Real Madrid great Di Stefano dies at age 88

By Harold Heckle

Published July 7, 2014 11:02pm ET

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Real Madrid great Di Stefano dies at age 88 — FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, former Real Madrid soccer star and the club's honorary president, Alfredo Di Stefano of Argentina raises his glass during a tribute to his contribution to sport at the Argentine Embassy in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid on Monday July 7, 2014 says Alfredo Di Stefano has died at age 88. Di Stefano helped Madrid win five straight European Champions Cups, and was voted European player of the year in 1957 and '59. (AP Photo/Paul White, File) | Paul White

MADRID (AP) — Alfredo Di Stefano, the player Real Madrid has hailed as the most important component in its mid-20th century ascent to becoming a global football powerhouse, has died. He was 88.

Real Madrid said in a statement that Di Stefano, its honorary president, died on Monday afternoon at Gregorio Maranon hospital, two days after a heart attack.

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