Diego Maradona was supporting 50 families financially before untimely death: Report

Argentine legend Diego Maradona bread his last on vember 25 at his Bues Aires home after suffering a fatal heart attack. 60-year-old, who helped Argentina lift 1986 World Cup is widely regarded as one of greatest players to have ever played sport. However, his death has created controversy with reports suggesting that it was caused to medical negligence and details surrounding his final days are being revealed in media. 

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Diego Maradona charity work: Argentine legend spent millions to support 50 families 

According to MARCA reports, Diego Maradona had been spending millions of Argentine pesos a month to support a network of families connected to him personally before his untimely death. Argentine legend's spending records have w emerged in media, and Jorge Rial of Intrusos show on America TV has taken a deeper look into his expenditure. Rial showed that late Napoli legend was spending close to 10 million pesos ($122,462) every month. While figure does t seem huge for a player of Maradona's status, it was more or less his fixed expenditure every month. 

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former Barcelona star had many times in past stated that he supports 50 families financially. families are generally of those who include his entour, employees, structures in Argentina and abroad. Rial ted that figure is important because, with Maradona's death, se families will be denied sum and one is going to pay for it.

At time of writing, 1986 World Cup winner's accounts are in hands of Argentina's tax office, with one able to gain access to m. Maradona is well kwn for his charity work, and featured in a host of charity games across world, including one time when he attended a local game defying instructions of his n employers Napoli. 

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Maradona cause of death: Nurse claims Argentine legend was left alone for days before death 

According to a report by  Sun, a lawyer for Maradona's nurse reportedly said that Maradona was hit on head after a fall just a week prior to his death. Argentine legend, however, was t taken to hospital or given an MRI scan for bump on right side of his skull despite having undergone a surgery to remove a blood clot a week prior. report also claimed that 60-year-old was also let alone for three days at his home despite fall. 

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ongoing investigation surrounding Maradona cause of death has w added to mystery with late 60-year-old's nurse admitted she lied about an early morning check-up on him. nurse had claimed that had seen star "sleeping and breathing rmally in bed" at around 6.30 am on morning of his death with his 24-year-old nephew being last person to see him alive at breakfast. However, police found a late-night sandwich lying uneaten in Maradona's bedroom and nurse was 'made to lie' that she saw him alive at 9.20 AM, according to local media reports.

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