At 52, Maradona stunned at partner's pregnancy

Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona learned with surprise that he would become a father again aged almost 52 years, his family doctor Alfredo Cahe revealed on Saturday.

Maradona and Veronica Ojeda. PIC/AFP

Maradona's 34-year-old partner Veronica Ojeda is five months pregnant with the footballer's fourth child. "She took it lightly and Diego with surprise (because) it was not planned by the couple," Cahe told reporters at a Buenos Aires hospital where Maraodona's father is being treated for a urinary tract infection. Cahe said the pregnancy was going well.

Maradona, has two daughters - Dalma (25) and Giannina (23) - from his marriage to Claudia Villafane, and a 26-year-old son, Diego Jr, born off an affair with Italian Claudia Sinagra when he was playing for Napoli. Giannina is married to Sergio Aguero, and they have a son, Benjamin (3).u00a0