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Footballer Maradona says he's "a soldier" for Venezuela's Maduro
"We are Chavistas to the death. When Maduro gives an order, I will serve as a soldier for a free Venezuela, to fight against imperialism," Argentine football hero Diego Maradona writes in support of Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
Footballer Maradona says he's "a soldier" for Venezuela's Maduro
Maradona is currently coach of the United Arab Emirates soccer club Al Fujairah. / TRT World and Agencies
By Staff Reporter
August 9, 2017

Argentine football hero Diego Maradona defended Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday over a deadly political crisis in which the socialist leader's opponents have branded him a dictator.

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