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Diego Maradona is already showing signs of improvement after undergoing an operation for possible bleeding on his brain.

Dr Leopoldo Luque, the 60-year-old Argentinian's personal physician, has said that Maradona 'laughed' and 'grabbed my hand' just a day after he had the procedure.

Maradona, who played for the likes of Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors before hanging up his boots in 1997, is set to remain in a clinic in La Plata, south of Buenos Aires, for at least 48 hours as he recovers.