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FBI revealed truth about FIFA, says Maradona
Buenos Aires: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said the arrest of FIFA officials on corruption charges proved that he was not “crazy” to consistently question football’s governing body, adding that the FBI has finally revealed the truth.
“People said I was crazy. Today the FBI revealed the truth. The Americans did an impeccable job and now people have to explain what’s been happening. The goodwill remain and I will take care of the bad personally!” Maradona was quoted as saying by Argentine Radio La Red on Wednesday.
The former Argentina captain said the money earned by those accused of accepting bribes should be invested in a training camp for African children.
He has long been outspoken in his criticism of the organisation, which has been rocked by allegations that seven members were guilty of accepting bribes over a 24-year period dating back to 1991.
“The money they earn ought to be used to build a training camp for African children. FIFA has reserves of $1.5 billion and there are players who earn no more than $150,” the former Argentine international, who guided his country to World Cup glory in 1986 said.
Maradona felt vindicated by the indictments issued by the United States Justice Department as a result of an inquiry into FIFA’s affairs by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and queried whether FIFA president Sepp Blatter can be re-elected at Friday’s presidential vote in light of the corruption scandal.
“Today there is no football, there is no transparency. Just lie to people and put on a show to re-elect Blatter. Now we’ll see if he gets re-elected after everything that has happened. Where was Blatter when all this was going on?” he said.
“We want a man of football to be in charge. They came and tried to convince me with money, but I earn my money by working, not taking people for a ride.”
Blatter, who has branded the arrests as “unfortunate”, is bidding for a fifth term as FIFA president, having been re-elected four times since first coming to power in 1998.
The 79-year-old’s only challenger for the role is Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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