Diego Maradona says he is fine after sparking a health scare following Argentina's dramatic late win against Nigeria that saw them progress to the last 16 of the World Cup.
Maradona leaned over the front of the VIP box from where he was watching with friends and made an obscene gesture after Marcos Rojo scored a late winner.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "I want to tell everyone that I am fine, that I am not and was not hospitalised," the 57-year-old wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.
A video emerged showing the 1986 World Cup winner looking dazed.
He walked with difficulty and was guided into the dining room of the VIP section by two friends before sitting down in a chair.
"At half-time against Nigeria, my neck hurt a lot and I suffered a drop in my blood pressure," he said.
"I was checked by a doctor and he recommended that I go home before the second half, but I wanted to stay because we were risking it all," he wrote.
"How could I leave?"
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