Diego Maradona, who helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup, has tested positive for the coronavirus as a photo emerged of a medical worker swabbing the Argentina football legend at his home.
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has been tested for the coronavirus, his lawyer said on Twitter on Monday. The results of the former striker`s test are expected shortly, his lawyer Matias Morla said. Morla shared a photo of a medical worker swabbing Diego Maradona at his home.
Last year, World Cup winner Diego Maradona had signed a deal with Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima, returning to coach in his homeland for the first time since 2010. "Star of world football, Diego Armando Maradona, has signed his name and is the new coach of Gimnasia," the club said in a short statement. "The deal runs until the end of the current season."
Maradona, who was an erratic and brilliant striker and is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, most recently coached in Mexico, where he led second division side Dorados of Sinaloa to two unsuccessful playoff appearances.
Return to coaching
His new team, from the city of La Plata just outside Buenos Aires, was formed in 1887 and claims to be the oldest professional football club in the Americas.
Maradona's return was eagerly expected and jubilant fans turned up at the club on Thursday to welcome him. It marked a working return to his homeland for the first time in almost a decade, following a spell in charge of the national side between 2008 and 2010. He also had stints as club coach at Mandiyu and Racing in the 1990s. The 58-year-old won the World Cup as a player with Argentina in 1986 but has had frequent hospital treatment over the years, often due to his extravagant lifestyle.
Maradona was taken into hospital in 2004 with severe heart and respiratory problems linked to cocaine use. He later underwent drug rehabilitation in Cuba and Argentina before a stomach-stapling operation in 2005 helped him lose weight.
He resigned from the Dorados in June, citing the need for operations on his knee and shoulder.
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