Fact check: Has football legend Diego Maradona gained insane amount of weight?

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Social media is evidently filled with a  number of videos which make blatant and usually unverified claims. One viral post making a fake claim is picked up by various ps on social media and circulated around furrmore as y also man to attraction engments with post. Recently, various posts on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook started circulating a video where a visibly obese and shirtless Diego Maradona could be seen juggling a tennis ball using his foot before eventually getting tired and start panting. Check out video below -

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Diego Maradona's viral video

video was shared multiple times on social media and received a number of harsh comments under m, making fun of Maradona. But, video going viral on internet is t real and is misleading at its best. clip going viral is actually from film Youth which released back in 2015. actor playing a fictionalised version of Maradona in film is named Roly Serra. 

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IMDB p of film Youth credits Roly Serra's character as 'South American' but various reports claim that character is actually Diego Maradona, but could t be named so in movie due to some legal tension. Actor Roly had also revealed during speaking to a news portal that character is indeed Diego Maradona but director does t name him such as he is considered to be a legend. On or hand, actor Roly has also revealed that Diego Maradona sent him a text, thanking him for tribute paid by film. 

Actor Rolly Serra - 

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Fans of football legend Diego Maradona can take comfort in kwing that he has in fact t become obese. It was recently reported that his contract as coach of Gimnasia has been extended until end of 2020-2021. Maradona is also active on his Instagram where he often posts his recent photos. Check it out below - 

Google Trends analysis

As posts claiming Diego Maradona has become obese started going viral on internet, concerned fans and ors took to Google and searched for same. This resulted in a surge of Google search results for 'Diego Maradona Far', 'Maradona fat', 'Diego Maradona recent pictures', etch. Check it out below - 

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