Maradona stare at death

Maradona, who led his country to World Cup victory in 1986, said he was fully conscious of the seriousness of his illness which he said had been caused by toxins in his heart. He then said he would die if he relapsed into cocaine use.

Maradona, known in his homeland as El Pibe The Kid, said: 8220;If today, for whatever reason, I allow myself to take whatever substance that is not good for me I will be six foot under alongside Argentinian former F-1 world champ Juan Manuel Fangio and legendary Argentinian tango artist Carlos Gardel.8221;