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Maradona facing surgery ahead of World Cup punditry duties

Maradona has been admitted to hospital [Photo: Courtesy]

Footballing icon Diego Maradona is facing surgery after he was admitted to a hospital in Colombia.

Maradona is reportedly in hospital in the Colombian city of Cali where he is undergoing tests with the same doctor who operated on his knees 17 years ago, German Ochoa.

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