Former Argentina superstar, Maradona, has lashed out at FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his likely UEFA counterpart Michel Platini.
Diego Maradona
Football Legend, Diego Maradona on Tuesday, September 15, blasted FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini, who is vying to succeed the Swiss as head of world football, as two of a kind.
The former Argentina great Maradona, who spoke to Naples television station PiuEnne, said: “I’m outside all that because someone called Blatter closed all doors on me.”
“But I’m not a thief. Blatter did a lot of harm to football and with Platini it’s a farce. They pretend to be separated, one at FIFA and the other at UEFA, while in fact they were always side by side,” said Maradona.
“The only thing Blatter could teach Platini was how to steal,” added the 1986 World Cup winner.
Maradona, 54, added that he had an agreement with Prince Ali of Jordan, another candidate for the FIFA presidency on February 26.
“If he should win the election, I will be at his side as vice-president,” added the former Napoli and Barcelona star.(AFP)