Diego Maradona accuses ex-wife Claudia Villafane of stealing assets

Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has accused his ex-wife Claudia Villafane of plundering around USD 9 million (Rs 61 crore approximately) worth of his assets amid the alleged fraud scandal that surfaced in 2015

Buenos Aires: Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has accused his ex-wife Claudia Villafane of plundering around USD 9 million (R61 crore approximately) worth of his assets amid the alleged fraud scandal that surfaced in 2015.

Claudia Villafane and Diego Maradona

The former coach of Argentina's national squad listed the court cases that involve the mother of two of his children, through a press release given to Argentinian media, reports Xinhua.

"I want to show it is true that in a conversation I had with Claudia Villafane, I told her she was a thief," said the former player for Argentina in the press release.

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