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World Cup: Maradona Dismisses Hospitalization Rumors

  • Maradona, the one-time feared marksman, hosts teleSUR's #DeLaManoDelDiez World Cup soccer show.

    Maradona, the one-time feared marksman, hosts teleSUR's #DeLaManoDelDiez World Cup soccer show. | Photo: @pvillegas_tlSUR

Published 27 June 2018
Opinion

News spread like wildfire that the former Argentine player and ex-manager had been rushed to a medical facility following a health scare.

Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona reached out on Instagram to dispel rumors that he had been hospitalized after the Argentina-Nigeria World Cup 2018 fixture on Tuesday.

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News spread like wildfire that the former Argentine player and ex-manager had been rushed to a medical facility following a health scare. Maradona, who is in Russia as teleSUR's official analyst, reassured fans that there was no truth to the circulating rumor about his health. The one-time feared marksman hosts teleSUR's #DeLaManoDelDiez World Cup soccer show.

Following the highly anticipated and hotly contested match between the African nation and Argentina, several media outlets reported that Maradona had to be hospitalized.

teleSUR's President Patricia Villegas posted images of the famed "Hand of God" World Cup-winning player which contradicted the 'seriously ill' narrative that was making the rounds in popular media.

While the fiery Argentine responded, saying:

"During the half-time of the match with Nigeria, my neck hurt very badly, and I suffered a decompensation. A medic checked me and recommended that I go home before the second half, but I wanted to stay because we were playing with everything. How was I supposed to leave? I send a kiss to all, sorry for the scare, and thank you for the concern, Diego is here to stay!" announced Maradona on his Instagram account.

 

Castellano | Italiano | Inglés Quiero contarles que estoy bien, que no estoy ni estuve internado. En el entretiempo del partido con Nigeria me dolía mucho la nuca y sufrí una descompensación. Me revisó un médico y me recomendó que me fuera a casa antes del segundo tiempo, pero yo quise quedarme porque nos estábamos jugando todo. ¿Cómo me iba a ir? Les mando un beso a todos, perdón por el susto y gracias por el aguante, hay Diego para rato! Voglio solo dirvi che sto bene, che non sono e non sono stato ricoverato. Durante l'intervallo della partita con la Nigeria ho avuto un forte dolore alla nuca e un mancamento. Un medico mi ha visitato e mi ha consigliato di tornare a casa prima del secondo tempo, ma ho deciso di rimanere perché ci stavamo giocando il tutto per tutto. Come sarei potuto andarmene? Un bacio a tutti e grazie per il supporto... Diego ci sarà ancora per un bel po'! I want to tell everyone that I am fine, that I am not, neither was I interned. In the halftime of the game against Nigeria, my neck hurt a lot and I suffered a decompensation. I was checked by a doctor and he recommended me to go home before the second half, but I wanted to stay because we were risking it all. How could I leave? I send a kiss to everyone, thanks for the support!

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#DeLaManoDelDiez World Cup soccer show airs at 8:00 p.m. in Nicaragua and Costa Rica; 9:00 p.m. in Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico; 10:00 p.m. in Caracas, Bolivia and Cuba and 11:00 p.m. in Argentina and Uruguay.

The show is also available online on teleSUR's web live stream as well as the app.

Fans are also invited to join the Spanish-language Whatsapp group "Golazo teleSUR" at (+593) 982618823.

 

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