Maradona to undergo shoulder surgery

BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (IANS): Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will travel to Buenos Aires for surgery on his left shoulder.

The 58-year-old was due to fly from Mexico, where he is currently coaching the nation's second division side Dorados on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

He will be in the Argentina's capital later in the day, his agent and friend Matias Morla told Argentina's Clarin newspaper. He had on Monday had informed about the scheduled surgery.