Diego Maradona ‘spotted playing football in the clouds in his famous number 10 shirt’ by obsessed fan

AN ARGENTINE football fan has claimed to have spotted the late Diego Maradona playing football in the sky. 

Natali Rios, 26, from the city of Parana in the province of Entre Rios, filmed the moonlit clouds after watching a documentary on the legendary player and later realised the night sky looked like his silhouette — complete with his famous number 10.

The video was filmed in the early hours of Saturday – after Maradona died the previous Wednesday. 

Natali said she recorded the footage after thinking the moon and clouds looked beautiful.

But she later realised the video and images show what she believes to be the silhouette of Maradona created by the contrast of the night sky and the clouds.

The silhouette appears to have Maradona’s characteristic hair do and is holding up both his arms as if celebrating a goal.

The number 10 is momentarily seen just under the moon before the clouds move.

His death comes two weeks after surgery following a bleed on the brain.

Maradona — who turned 60 last month — had been battling with his health, forcing him to make numerous trips to hospital in recent months.

His last words before he died were “Me siento mal” or “I don’t feel well” in English.

Maradona had gone back to bed after having breakfast with his nephew Johnny Esposito and telling him he was going to lie back down.

A nurse treating him at home later called an ambulance but he could not be saved, according to local reports.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning in honour of the star, who was a cultural icon and national hero.