Argentine coach Diego Maradona traveled to India on Thursday for a string of charity events, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said.

During his three-day visit in India, Maradona will attend a charity dinner where some stuffs used by him will be put on auction.

Maradona, captain of the Argentine sides that reached consecutive World Cup finals in 1986 and 1990, will also visit Mother Teresa convent and attend the inauguration of a soccer clinic.

(Xinhua News Agency December 4, 2008)