South American soccer officials say that Julio Grondona, the head of the Argentina Football Association, has died. He was 82. The announcement was made Wednesday by the South American football confederation, CONMEBOL. Grondona had been hospitalized earlier on Wednesday. Local media reported that he died hours later of heart problems. Grondona had been the AFA's president since 1979. He was also a FIFA senior vice president and head of FIFA's finance committee, AP reported.