No, this viral video does not feature footballer Diego Maradona; here’s the fact check

A video, with claims attached that it features legendary footballer Diego Maradona, is being widely shared on social media.

In the video, an obese person can be seen juggling a tennis ball using his foot.

” Diego Maradona now… God of Football” the caption read.

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Taking a cue from the above information, we ran a search and found the extended version of the same video on YouTube, which is from a scene from the 2015 movie, Youth.

In this comedy movie, Argentine actor Roly Serrano, who essayed the role of Diego Maradona, can be seen with a similar look.

The actor also shared an interview of his, featuring the same video, on his Instagram account.

 

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Recordando la interpretación de @maradona en película #JUVENTUD de @paolosorrentino_real . . . #Repost @tardesbellas ・・・ El gran @rolyserrano nos habló sobre su interpretación de @maradona 👏 . . . #tardesbellas #cathyfulop #magazine #bella

A post shared by Roly Serrano (@rolyserrano) on Mar 10, 2020 at 4:32pm PDT

From the above information, we can establish that the person in the video is not footballing legend, Diego Maradona. 

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