Diego Maradona might not have this same problem now after his poor showing as national team manager but on this day in soccer history in 2004 the Argentinean soccer icon was refused permission by his family and the courts to leave Argentina for Cuba. The former Argentina captain was in a psychiatric clinic outside Buenos Aires after being admitted in the spring due to heart conditions. Prior to returning to South America, Maradona had made Cuba his second home since 2000.">Diego Maradona might not have this same problem now after his poor showing as national team manager but on this day in soccer history in 2004 the Argentinean soccer icon was refused permission by his family and the courts to leave Argentina for Cuba. The former Argentina captain was in a psychiatric clinic outside Buenos Aires after being admitted in the spring due to heart conditions. Prior to returning to South America, Maradona had made Cuba his second home since 2000.">

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September 10 – Maradona Stuck In Argentina

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  • 09 / 11 / 2011

Diego Maradona might not have this same problem now after his poor showing as national team manager but on this day in soccer history in 2004 the Argentinean soccer icon was refused permission by his family and the courts to leave Argentina for Cuba.

The former Argentina captain was in a psychiatric clinic outside Buenos Aires after being admitted in the spring due to heart conditions. Prior to returning to South America, Maradona had made Cuba his second home since 2000.

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"It's very frustrating for him. I think it could even make him have a breakdown," Nestor Marchant told Rueters at the time. "So much sacrifice to get his spirits up for him to travel, for him to recover. And now these problems just fell out of the sky. This man should have been in Cuba by now."

Maradona eventually got his way and was allowed to return to Cuba ten days later. He arrived in Cuba after taking a commercial flight that had one stop in Panama.

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Source: www.soccer365.com/today_in_history/56/september_10_maradona_stuck_in_arg...

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