Diego Maradona is
planning to replace Sepp
Blatter as president of
Fifa, according to his
close friend Victor Hugo
Morales.
The legendary former Argentina footballer
campaigned on behalf of Prince Ali bin al-
Hussein during May's presidential election,
which Blatter comfortably won.
However, a few days later Blatter unexpectedly
quit amid increasing pressure on his job
following 14 people being indicted over Fifa-
related issues including several members of
the world football governing body.
Prince Ali is among the early frontrunners to
replace Blatter, having convinced 73 football
associations to support him in the first round of
voting, and Maradona had previously suggested
he could be the Jordanian's vice-president
under the new-look Fifa .
But Uruguayan journalist Morales - who worked
with Maradona during last year's World Cup as
co-host of a TV show - has revealed the former
Argentina head coach has his eye on running
Fifa himself.
"He told me he was going to run for president
of Fifa and authorised me to inform people,"
Morales wrote on Twitter.
"'I am a candidate’ were the four words Diego
Maradona used to answer me when I consulted
him about the nomination for the presidency
of Fifa."
A Fifa with Maradona in charge would certainly
make for an interesting outcome if his topsy-
turvy career to date is anything to go by.
Considered by many to be the best player to
have ever graced a football pitch, Maradona is a
World Cup-winner who starred for the likes of
Barcelona and Napoli during his playing days.
However, he spent decades dealing with a
cocaine addiction and was banished from World
Cup 1994 in disgrace after testing positive for
doping, while his 'Hand of God' goal is one of
the most infamous in history.
Although the last decade has been
comparatively tame - with his stint in charge of
Argentina during the 2010 World Cup arguably
the highlight - he does still occasionally hit the
headlines for the wrong reasons.
For instance, in April he was filmed taking a
swipe at a steward and smashing a camera
phone out of a reporter's hand as he stormed
about the pitch in the aftermath of a charity
match.

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Even after he failed has a coach?

owk...his first achievement afta winning d election wud b d cancellation of FIFA anti-doping system.

And legalise cocaine....

Hope he won't use all the Fifa finance snort sha.

maverickdude:
owk...his first achievement afta winning d election wud b d cancellation of FIFA anti-doping system.

Freedom to use Substance.

south american cocaine is strong. E still dey affect the man head.

Kids......don't do south american coke!