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Diego Maradona to be sued by ex-wife over claims former Argentina footballer has ANOTHER illegitimate child

The former Argentinian striker has already been found to have one son outside of his marriage with Claudia Villafane

Diego Maradona is set to fight more claims that he has fathered another child outside of his marriage

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FOOTBALL legend Diego Maradona is set to be sued by his ex-wife after yet another boy is claiming to be the illegitimate child of the Argentine superstar.

Shortly after Diego Junior, 29, was officially recognised by his father, a young 15-year-old boy called Santiago Lara is claiming he is also the son of the 55-year-old.

 Diego Maradona is set to fight more claims that he has fathered another child outside of his marriage
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Diego Maradona is set to fight more claims that he has fathered another child outside of his marriageCredit: Reuters

And now his ex-wife Claudia Villafane is suing him for moral damages because both the legitimate son Diego Junior and his alleged son Santiago were born while they were still married.

Villafane’s lawyer Fernando Burlando said on a local radio station: "We will soon start legal action [against Maradona] for moral damages over all these things appearing [in the press] about extramarital children.

"The appearance of the child is cause for complaint, whether or not he lied, because this does have to be associated with us."

 Maradona has already recognised he has another son outside of his marriage, Diego Junior
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Maradona has already recognised he has another son outside of his marriage, Diego JuniorCredit: Reuters

According to the lawyer, the divorce terms were not in favour of Claudia.

Burlando said: "The best is to start legal action for moral damages after the appearance of these two extramarital children that could be a cause for Claudia to ask for some kind of compensation."

During her marriage with the footballer, Claudia Villafane had two daughters, Dalma, 29 and Gianinna Maradona, 27.

Gianinna is married to Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero with whom she has a seven-year-old son called Benjamin.


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