Argentina legend Diego Maradona has spoken on two subjects that probably couldn’t be further apart, namely Ronaldo’s dalliances with women/men of little virtue and the uprising against the Chinese government in Tibet.
Maradona is currently in Bologna, Italy ahead of his participation in a charity match organised by Roma captain Francesco Totti and singer Eros Ramazzotti, scheduled for the 12th May at the Stadio Olímpico in Rome.
The former Napoli player has found himself in hot demand by the media since his arrival in the country and took some time on Thursday to sit down and talk to the news agency ‘Ansa’ about a couple of recent issues that are on his mind.
First up was the controversy surrounding AC Milan striker Ronaldo, who got caught up with three transvestites during a recent night out in Rio, where he is situated while he recovers from knee surgery.
“Ronaldo is an incredible player; the things that happen in his personal life are his own problem,” said Maradona, a man not exactly famed for enjoying the quiet side of life himself.
“He will always be great. Nobody can judge his personal life.”
Moving on to more serious issues, Maradona spoke in support of the political uprising in Tibet, suggesting that he may forego any links with the Beijing Olympics later this year.
“The Chinese are wrong and I will probably not even cover the Olympics for television, yet alone go there,” he affirmed.
“For me, Tibet is a very serious subject, especially the lack of diplomatic relations.”
Nick Dorrington
