FIFA banned Franz Beckenbauer. Now, according to Maradona, he’s banned as well.
The Guardian reports that Maradona feels this is payback for his criticism of FIFA:
Speaking at the start of the tournament on the Telesur TV show he co-anchors, Maradona called Fifa’s power over the country “ugly, and people need to know it”.
“Fifa is a multinational that is eating the ball,” he said. “Countries can’t do anything against them. If Fifa decides where soft drinks must be sold, that’s where they have to be sold.”
He also made several specific allegations against Fifa’s president, Sepp Blatter.
Fifa, however, said it had no record of the apparent Maracanã incident, telling local media: “We are not aware that he was not allowed in to the Maracanã. Perhaps he just tried the wrong door.”
If there’s anybody FIFA needs to ban, it’s Sepp Blatter. He’s turned FIFA into a banana corporation and is hurting the sponsors. Wake up Sony, Adidas, Visa and Coca-Cola!
Who is Blatter going to ban next? Pele?