The Clarin newspaper reported that Maradona left the clinic Sunday. His physician, Alfredo Cahe, told the paper that the former football star would continue to be treated on an outpatient basis three times per week.

"He no longer has to spend the night there," said Cahe, who said that round-the-clock treatment at the rehab clinic for his famous patient would be "counterproductive."

A source at the facility where the football star had been treated since April 21 also confirmed that Maradona had been cleared to leave. Maradona, 46, who has struggled with cocaine and alcohol abuse for years, was hospitalized for in April suffering from hepatitis linked to heavy drinking.

Regarded as one of the greatest figures in world football, Maradona played for Barcelona and Napoli and captained his country to victory in the 1986 World Cup.

But his career on and off the field has been marred by repeated drug and alcohol abuse. The ex-Argentina World Cup captain and Barcelona star was hospitalized in 2000 and 2004 for heart attacks provoked by drug abuse.