Maradona care ‘deficient and reckless’ before death, medical board report finds

• Footballing icon died of heart failure in Argentina in November
• The 60-year-old was not properly monitored', says report

A medical board appointed to investigate the death of Diego Maradona has concluded that the football icon's medical team acted in an inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner," according to a copy of the report shared with Reuters on Friday.

Maradona's death in November last year rocked Argentina, where he was revered, and prompted a period of mourning and finger-pointing about who was to blame after his long battle with addiction and ill health.