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Argentine soccer legend Maradona has been tested for coronavirus - lawyer on twitter

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file photo taken on September 10, 2018 Argentine legend Diego Maradona

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has been tested for COVID-19, his lawyer said on Twitter on Monday.

The man who led Argentina to the World Cup in 1986 took the test after he came into close contact last Friday with Facundo Contin, a player who tested positive for the virus less than a day later.

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