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Argentina's former soccer ace Diego Maradona stands close to a golf cart in a country house in Gen. Rodriguez, some 50 kilometers, (31 miles) west of Buenos Aires, Friday, April 30, 2004. Maradona retreated to a secluded country estate hours after checking out of a hospital following 12 days in intensive care for heart and lung problems, local media reported Friday. It remained unclear what steps the 43-year-old soccer idol would take next with his medical care after he surprised doctors and left a private Buenos Aires hospital Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Daniel Luna)