Fans Convinced They Have Spotted Diego Maradona at Dundee United Training Ground

• A conspiracy theory has been crafted after a mystery man with a striking resemblance to Diego Maradona was spotted at Dundee United training
• The man in question, who was in shorts, sported a similar bushy hairstyle and ran in a similar style as the football great
• The figure was sighted jogging in the background of Dundee United manager Liam Fox during an interview on Sky Sports

A section of football fans is convinced they have sighted football legend Diego Maradona at Dundee United training ground.

Maradona died of a heart attack in November 2020 at his home in Buenos Aires, aged 60.

However, it appears not many are convinced the football great is no more, nearly two years after he departed.

The Sun reports some football fans reckon they have clocked Maradona having a jog at the Dundee United training base.

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A photo of the Maradona look-alike shows the yet-to-be-identified person sporting a similar bushy hairstyle and short shorts.

Incredibly, the mysterious man ran in the same style as the Argentina football icon.

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One Twitter user said:

"Maradona is alive and he's hiding in Dundee."

Another claimed:

"Turns out Diego Maradona is very much alive and living in Dundee. Who knew!"

A third reckoned:

"Conspiracy theory: Dundee [United] have summoned Maradona's force ghost to challenge for the Scottish Premiership title."

Meanwhile, local reports suggest the figure in question could be a student from St Andrew's University, where Dundee United train.

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Despite his God-given talents, Maradona was also infamous for taking matters into his own hands, sometimes with devastating results.

In 1984, Barcelona’s Maradona instigated a massive brawl at full time after a match against Athletic Bilbao.

For context, the beef dates back nine months before the game, when Maradona had his ankle broken by a Bilbao player.