World Cup 2014 News: Diego Armando Maradona To Serve As Analyst For Venezuelan Network Telesur, Working Alongside Víctor Hugo Morales

Considered to be one of the greatest professional footballers of all-time, former Napoli star and legendary Argentine National team coach Diego Maradona is set to jump into soccer’s biggest light once again. Previously holding broadcast duties at the 1994 and 2006 World Cup’s, the 53-year-old international star recently announced plans to work with Venezuelan television network Telesur as a post-match analyst throughout the tournament, which is set to begin in June of 2014. Excited about this opportunity to become part of soccer’s most anticipated event, Maradona is looking forward to beginning this new chapter of his career.

“I’ve just signed the most exciting contract of my career,” he said. “It will be political football and that’s what I like.” In addition to expressing his gratitude and enthusiasm regarding the upcoming announcing role, the Buenos Aires native also stated that he supports his native people who continue to endure tough times through dangerous protests. “From here I say to Venezuelans that we are watching all the lies being told and created by the imperialists,” Maradona proclaimed. “I am willing to become a soldier of Venezuela for whatever lies ahead, because the truth is that these gentlemen, if that can be said of them, already sicken me.”

The Telesur network will not broadcast World Cup matches live but postgame coverage will be offered with complete analysis, something Maradona is certainly qualified for. Happy to team with the 1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner and 2000 FIFA Player of the Century, journalist Victor Hugo Morales says that working with an all-time legend will only bring an added level of legitimacy to World Cup programming. Morales is also looking forward to working with the former player since he covered Maradona throughout the 1986 World Cup, a tournament Argentina claimed by defeating West Germany.

“We will have with Diego an analysis programmer and it will be a show that mixes the game with politics,” Morales said. “I will be behind whatever Diego does. When they told me about the money I would make I said it seemed great. I believe that when Diego learned what I was going to earn he said he could not work with someone who makes so much less than him, so that was how Diego himself raised my salary.”