Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA.
The world body is recovering from the worst graft scandal in its history, with dozens of people, including ex-FIFA executive committee members, indicted in the United States since May 2015.
Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest to ever play the game, says he is looking forward to working for a “clean and transparent” worldwide governing body.
The 56-year-old, who had spells with Barcelona, Boca Juniors and Napoli during his club career, led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
He was sent home from the 1994 tournament in the United States for failing a drugs test.
He was subsequently banned for 15 months
Diego Maradona- Born: 30 October 1960, Lanús, Argentina
- Height: 1.65 m
- Full name: Diego Armando Maradona
- Number: 10 (FC Barcelona / Midfielder)
