Maradona to run for FIFA presidency

Retired soccer star, Diego Maradona, is running for the office of the president of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA).
A journalist who is close to the Argentine, Victor Hugo Morales, says on Twitter that the Argentine soccer legend has confirmed he’s a candidate.
Morales hosts a show on the regional network Telesur.
FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, announced this month that he would be stepping down – four days after being elected for a fifth, four-year presidential term – amid a U.S. probe into $150 million in bribes allegedly paid to top soccer officials.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro immediately called for Maradona to replace him.
Maradona has been a high-profile supporter of Venezuela’s socialist government and a sharp critic of corruption in soccer.