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Diego Maradona was recovering on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) after an operation for bleeding in his skull, his personal doctor said. Maradona had a subdural haematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, said Dr Leopoldo Luque, a neurologist who performed Tuesday's (Wednesday NZT) operation. “He…

Supporters of Argentine former football star and coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Diego Maradona gather outside the hospital where he undergoes a brain surgery for a blood clot, in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on November 3, 2020. JUAN MABROMATA / AFPArgentine football great Diego Maradona is recovering “without…

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Diego Maradona is in good spirits and could be released from hospital on Friday as he makes an "amazing" recovery following surgery for a brain clot, the Argentina legend's doctor has said.Dr Leopoldo Luque, who is also Maradona's neurosurgeon, said the 60-year-old had "no neurological damage" and he was "amazed…

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was in “excellent” condition following surgery for a brain clot on Wednesday, and his lawyer discounted the possibility he could go to Venezuela or Cuba to recuperate. “The last medical report was excellent,” said Matias Morla. “Let’s stay strong and we’ll get through this.” Maradona…

Marcos Brindicci/Associated PressWorld football legend Diego Maradona is recovering Tuesday evening after undergoing successful surgery to remove a subdural hematoma from his brain, according to ESPN."I was able to evacuate the hematoma successfully and Diego tolerated the surgery very well," Leopoldo Luque, his neurosurgeon and personal physician, said Tuesday night.…

Diego Maradona (centre) attended an Argentine top flight game to celebrate his 60th birthday on FridayArgentina legend Diego Maradona has undergone successful brain surgery, his doctor has said.The 1986 World Cup winner, 60, was admitted to Ipensa clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday, suffering from anaemia and dehydration.Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's…

Argentine football great Diego Maradona underwent successful brain surgery for a blood clot in a specialist private clinic in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, his doctor said. “We managed to successfully remove the clot. Diego coped well with the surgery,” Leopoldo Luque said at the icon’s private clinic in the capital…

Diego Maradona will undergo immediate brain surgery following the discovery of a blood clot on the brain | Rodrigo Valle/Getty ImagesArgentinian icon Diego Maradona will undergo immediate brain surgery after scans revealed a bleed on the brain.The 60-year-old was admitted to hospital in La Plata, Argentina, on Monday after feeling…

Diego Maradona will undergo surgery for a subdural hematoma on Tuesday evening in Buenos Aires, the Argentina legend's doctor has confirmed.Maradona had been hospitalised since Monday night for anaemia and dehydration, though the 60-year-old's condition had been improving, his personal doctor had said earlier on Tuesday.The operation was expected to…