Diego Maradona intends to stand for the FIFA presidency to replace
Sepp Blatter, according to Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo
Morales has said.
Morales claims the Argentina legend told him the news during a phone call between the pair
Morales said that Maradona had told him of his intention when he
called the former coach of the Argentina team to check on the condition
of his sick father on Sunday.
“He told me he was going to run for president of Fifa and authorised me to inform,” Morales posted in Spanish on his Twitter feed.
“‘I am a candidate’ were the two words Diego Maradona used to answer me
when I consulted him about the nomination for the presidency of Fifa,” he added in another tweet.
Like the Brazilian Zico, another great former player who has
announced his candidacy, Maradona might struggle to get the support of
federations from five countries, as required under Fifa statutes.
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