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Diego Maradona released from hospital after health scare

The 58-year-old was treated in his native Argentina at the Clinica Olivos, with his daughter forced deny suggestions his condition was serious

Diego Maradona was seen smiling as he left hospital on Friday following a health scare.

The former World Cup winner had returned to Buenos Ares for a routine check-up at the Clinica Olivos, although reports in Argentina claimed that stomach bleeding had been detected.

Maradona's daughter Dalma dispelled any notion that the Argentine legend was in danger, however, insisting that the reports were "wrong" and that her father would soon be returning home.

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She wrote in response to an Argentine journalist on Twitter : "You are saying things that are wrong!