Diego Maradona gets his kidney stones removed

Photo of page showing the knife of Jan de Doot and the kidney stone he removed with said knife from his own kidney with the help of his brother in the 17th century. This story is described in the book Observationes Medicae by Nicolaes Tulp. Closer viewing shows the mark of Jan de Doot on the knife. The story claims he was a knife-maker by trade.

It seems rather counter intuitive, but believe it or not even gods can sometimes get sick. Diego Maradona, for instance, was recently admitted to a hospital in Dubai after complaining of abdominal pain, and not just the “I’ve eaten too much raw money” kind. Turns out the Al Wasl coach has got kidney stones. They were removed today in a successful operation. We at the FCF have obtained this EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of the proceedings:

What can we say? El Diego’s a David Milch fan.

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