Leaked video shows Diego Maradona allegedly beating ex-girlfriend Rocio Oliva

The 30-second clip, originally aired on Argentine TV, shows the soccer legend appearing to strike former fiancee Rocio Oliva, who secretly filmed the attack on her cellphone.

The "Hand of God" excuse won't save Diego Maradona this time.

Disturbing video of the soccer legend hitting his ex-girlfriend was leaked to the press on Monday, sending shockwaves throughout his native Argentina.

The 30-second clip, originally aired by Argentine TV program "Nosotros al Mediodía," shows Maradona appearing to strike former fiancee Rocio Oliva, who secretly filmed the attack on her cellphone.

Looking visibly intoxicated, Maradona slurs his speech as he questions Oliva over her telephone use before physically confronting her.

"Stop! Stop! Stop hitting me," Oliva pleads.

Maradona, who scored the infamous “Hand of God” goal during Argentina’s World Cup-winning campaign in 1986, has a long history of violent meltdowns. Just this summer he was filmed slapping a male journalist for allegedly winking at former flame Veronica Ojeda.

His latest and undoubtedly most troubling outburst comes at a time when professional sports has been struggling to deal with domestic violence in the wake of the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson scandals.

Facing a barrage of criticism, Maradona spoke out to defend himself by claiming he was only slapping the telephone out of Oliva's hands.

"Yes, I threw the phone but I swear to God that I have never raised my hand against a women," he told Argentine journalist Marina Calabró in a series of text messages.

"The episode started and ended like that. I admit to throwing the phone, but nothing else.”

He also inadvertently hinted that there may be more damaging footage of him out there.

"Which one?” Maradona reportedly answered when Calabró reached out to him for comment on Monday’s video leak.