Argentina World Cup winner Brown dies at 62

Jose Luis Brown sails above England's Terry Butcher in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal. World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62, local media reported on Monday. The country's football association confirmed the former central defender's death in a tweet, while former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta also tweeted his condolences. Brown, affectionately referred to by his nickname "Tata," spent most of his playing career at Estudiantes, making close to 300 league appearances for...

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