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Diego Maradona says 'I'm not dying' after daughter questions his health

The Argentine insists "for now I am very healthy" after Giannina Maradona said her father is "dying from the inside".

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Diego Maradona has denied claims by his daughter that he is "dying from the inside" and told his family he will not be leaving them any of his fortune when he does pass away.

In a video posted to YouTube, the football legend said he wanted to tell people he was "not dying at all, that I sleep peacefully because I am working".

Referring to his daughter Giannina's concerns about his health, the Argentine, 59, said he didn't know what she "meant to say or what she had interpreted", suggesting her words may have been misunderstood.

Diego Maradona and his daughter Giannina at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Image: Diego Maradona and his daughter Giannina at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

The World Cup winner added that "as you get older, people worry more about what you're going to leave behind than what you're doing.

"And I tell everyone that I am not leaving them anything, that I am going to donate it. All I earned during my life, I'm going to donate it.

"For now", he insisted, "I am very healthy, very healthy".

Gianinna Maradona, 30, the former wife of Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, voiced concerns about her father's health last week on social media.

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She wrote: "He is not dying because his body has decided so, he is getting killed from the inside and does not realise it.

"I do not believe in the parameters of normal, but that is far from the reality of what he deserves. Pray for him. Please! Thank you!"

Diego Maradona with his wife Claudia (left) and daughters Dalma (2nd left) and Giannina (right) at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Image: Diego Maradona with his wife Claudia (left) and daughters Dalma (2nd left) and Giannina (right) at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Local media reported "he" in the cryptic message was her father, who has publicly had recent health problems including knee surgery in July.

Maradona, who is the current coach of Gimnasia La Plata, has also had a long battle with drink and drugs in the past.

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Image: Diego Maradona led Argentina to the World Cup in 1986

His daughter added: "Do you remember there was a zoo that allowed you to take photographs with a giant lion?

"You could go inside the cage and just about 'hug him'... They had him on pills, if not, it would be impossible to tame the beast."

Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal for Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico on June 22
Image: Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final

Her final post featured a picture of a painting on a wall showing her as a toddler holding hands with her father as they walked onto a pitch.