Maradona: I was abducted by a UFO and lost virginity at 13 to an older woman

Maradona has claimed to have been abducted by a UFO and says he lost his virginity “at 13” with an “older lady” who was “reading a newspaper”.

The football legend, 59, made the comments in an interview with Argentine sports channel TyC Sports.

When asked if he believed in UFOs, Maradona said: “Why make things up? Once, after a few too many drinks, I was missing from home for three days.

"I got home and said that UFOs had taken me. I said ‘They took me, I can’t tell you about it’.”

He was also asked at what age he had lost his virginity.

The former Napoli star said: “At 13 years old, in a basement with an older lady.

"I was on top and she was reading a newspaper.”

He added that his favourite sexual position was “on all fours”.

Maradona, who manages Gimnasia in his homeland, also revealed that he has played “several times” in his career without having slept.

He was also asked which three footballers he would invite to a party on a yacht.

He responded: “Carlos (Tevez), Leo Messi and Gabriel Heinze".

Maradona said he spent his first pay packet “in a pizzeria” with “my old lady (mother) alone,” adding that he felt like “Bill Gates and she seemed like Queen Sofia”.

It is not known if Maradona is currently on the dating scene, and he is believed to have five children. He was married to Claudia Villafane for 17 years before the pair divorced in 2004.

SunSport reported how in September this year an 18-year-old boy called Santiago Lara came forward claiming to be the star's illegitimate son.

And his own lawyer spectacularly revealed he could have more in Cuba after "behaving badly."