Former Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona gestures from a balcony as he attends the Argentine First Division soccer match between Boca Juniors and Quilmes at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires July 18, 2015. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Argentine football great Diego Maradona underwent a gastric bypass in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo over the weekend and is recovering well, doctors said on Sunday.
The 55-year-old former World Cup winner went through a similar operation around a decade ago and has battled ill health since his football heyday in the 1980s.
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