BUENOS AIRES, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's tax authorities have been investigating soccer great Diego Maradona's bank account transactions going back five months on suspicion of tax evasion, Buenos Aires Radio Mitre said on Wednesday.

    Argentina's Central Bank has asked its branches to give details of checks, bonds and money transfers to and from the former soccer star dating back to 2005.

    "We had not initiated the investigation and it limits itself to fulfilling requests by legal authorities for financial entities via a circular," said the Central Bank said in a statement.

    The bank is to publish a report in the next five days at the request of a tax tribunal, which has been investigating Maradona's tax payments.

    Maradona, who was part of the Argentine team winning the 1986 Mexico World Cup, now plays "showbol", some indoor soccer played with seven players a team on a 22-meter-wide and 42-meter-long pitch surrounded by an acrylic wall.