Diego Maradona issues angry response to reports he has Alzheimer's

Diego Maradona has angrily denied reports he has incurable Alzheimer’s.
The retired footballer posted a video on his Instagram page insisting he was “not dying” from the irreversible brain disorder and branding the people behind the rumours: “Sons of they know who.”
The 58-year-old has spoken out after Argentinian newspaper Cronica published a report pointing to the former Barcelona and Naples star suffering “neurological problems” and the “start of Alzheimer’s”.
Maradona raged: “They’re lying, they’re lying. They speak of Alzheimer’s and they don’t know what it means.
“The word Alzheimer’s is an awful word. People with Alzheimer’s die. I’m not dying. These sons of they know what throw it out there to create confusion. I don’t do confusion.”
His lawyer Matias Morla, who insisted Maradona stepped down as manager of Mexican side Dorados last week to focus on his health and undergo shoulder and knee surgery, added: “In the light of reports Diego Maradona is suffering from the onset of Alzheimer’s I wish to state that none of the medical tests he has undergone show anything of the sort.
“In Mexico, where Maradona was managing a football team and technical staff, the club carried out different health check-ups, some with psychologists and psychiatrists, and they all produced satisfactory results with no medical information supporting what has been reported.”
Blaming the Alzheimer claims on a “malicious source who only sought to generate conflict,” he added: “Today Diego is focusing on his health and he’s going to have an operation on his shoulder and knee so he can return to work as quickly as possible.”
The retired footballer’s daughter Dalma, responding to reports one of Maradona’s sisters had said she wanted him admitted to hospital, said she had called him after reading the claims and confirmed he was on “top form.”
Cronica set alarm bells ringing about Diego’s health with a front-page report which read: “There’s concern in his family circle because of a deterioration in his state of health.
“There’s talk of neurological problems and the onset of Alzheimer’s.
“One of his sisters wants him to be admitted to hospital as soon as possible. There’s total secrecy in his innermost circle.”
Maradona’s battle against drink and drugs is well-documented. He moved to Cuba in 2000 for four years to recover from his drugs addiction and fathered a string of children his lawyer said earlier this year he would recognise as his.
He was operated on in January for a small stomach bleed.
Last October, after Maradona was pictured struggling to walk across a training pitch in Mexico, his surgeon German Ochoa confirmed the football legend has severe arthritis in both knees.
He said knee replacement surgery was the only long-term option if he was to carry on walking.
Maradona sparked fears for his well-being last year after having to be helped away from his VIP box and assisted by medical staff when Argentina narrowly avoided an early World

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