Meanwhile, in Maradonas Universe
Its been a while since I last wrote about Diego Maradona. Theres certainly no lack of headlines on him: Maradonas world has so many twists and…
Graffiti shows Diego Maradona in his younger years in Buenos Aires. (Wally Gobetz/Flickr)
Its been a while since I last wrote about Diego Maradona. Theres certainly no lack of headlines on him: Maradonas world has so many twists and turns and that his its hard to explain it takes a while, you know?
If you want to know whats up with one of the most controversial football players in the world in the midst of the World Cup, heres a day in the soap opera that is his life.
Maradona, politics and the World Cup
It’s no secret that Maradona is an avid supporter of the political regime in Venezuela, President Maduro, and has always supported his close friend Fidel Castro’s Cuban regime, which is now fronted by brother Raul Castro.
Lately the Argentine legend has gained both followers and detractors by broadcasting the World Cup of Brazil 2014 from Venezuela through the Telesur Channel alongside prestigious Argentine journalist, Víctor Hugo Morales, who has also disappointed many and raised eyebrows with his political affiliations, showing very close ties with the Chavista system.
Maradona and soccer
If you talk soccer, youre talking Maradona, and if youre in Argentina, you would know this former soccer player has his own particular nemesis: Mr. Julio Grondona, the President of the AFA (The Argentine Football Association). The two of them hated each others guts for years. The animosity has reached the point where Grondona publicly called Maradona a jinx to the Argentine team, when he said that Messis goal against Iran last Saturday was only possible when Maradona left Mineirao Stadium with his daughter Giannina.
Diego Maradona showed his true feelings on live television toward Julio Grondona, when he implied that Maradona was a jinx to Argentina’s team. (Screen Shot: Telesur)
The Hand of Gods response was a quick one. Maradona published a letter where he called the President of the AFA “perverse” and showed him the middle finger in national television.
“I would never wish the Argentine players a bad turn of events, that would be perverse,” Maradona said in part of a letter he read through tears and which he directed at the veteran leader of the AFA during his TV show “De Zurda” (Left-Handed) broadcast by the Argentine public Television. “I left early, as I did the first time. Julio Grondona who treated me as a jinx, is a poor stupid guy. The goal was all Lio Messis , not the consequence of me leaving the stadium.”
On the other hand, Brazilian newspaper “Meia Hora” reported that contract negotiations between Maradona and Sport TV had gone sour at the last minute because of his “unusual requests,” including to receive part of his wages under the table, in order to avoid paying taxes or have “girls provided by Sport TV.”
Maradona asked to be paid with women in order to discuss the World Cup, according to the Brazilian daily’s report.
Maradona, his women and family
Lets leave the most colorful thing for last.
Diego Maradona’s private–tabloids have made sure his affairs are anything but private could easily color the scripts of the most-watched soap operas.
In recent years, Maradona had a long-term relationship with Argentine Veronica Ojeda. When she got pregnant, Maradona left her to live in the United Arab Emirates. He began a relationship with the young and also Argentine Rocío Oliva, ignoring his former girlfriends pregnancy. The two women hated each other and publicly, exchanged insults, grievances and lawsuits.
Ojeda had her baby, Diego Fernando Maradona. In December of 2013, when the player was about to get engaged to Oliva, Ojeda became pregnant with his second child.
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Rocío Oliva went ahead with the engagement, a lavish party in Rome extensively covered by Italian and Argentine media, but a few days later Maradonas life had another unexpected turn: Ojeda lost the pregnancy the unborn baby underwent an autopsy and DNA study to verify the paternity and Oliva returned to Argentina without Maradona, apparently after a big fight with the ex player.
Have you been able to keep up? Well there’s more.
Maradona has also ordered an investigation of his daughters and ex-wife – Dalma and Giannina Maradona and Claudia Villafañe – to see what theyve done with his money in the past few years.
Currently, Maradona has a lawsuit against Rocío Oliva, he accuses her of stealing jewelry and hes filed a lawsuit against her in the United Arab Emirates, in addition to a court case in Argentina for her to be evicted from a house that he bought, where she lives with her family.
He’s back on the move again. A few days ago we saw him absolutely proud with his baby son Diego Fernando in arms, raising him as if the child were the World Cup itself. He looked happy and satisfied with Ojeda back at his side. And no, this is not the last chapter of this soap opera; it seems that Oliva went to visit Maradona last night in his hotel . I don’t know what I’ll be telling you next time we talk about this culebrón, but Im sure I will have something to dish about.
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