Diego Maradona: Argentine legend reportedly banned by FIFA

Argentine legend Diego Maradona has reportedly been banned by FIFA from his ambassadorial role over his antics in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D game between Nigeria and Argentina.

The Argentine great is among the FIFA ambassadors for the tournament in Russia and was in attendance to support his country to qualify for the round of 16.

During the course of the game, the stadium camera’s showed Maradona with an obscene gesture as he raised in middle fingers in celebration of one of Argentina's goals.

 

According to several reports, the gesture by Maradona has not gone down well with the world football governing body who expect better from their ambassador for the tournament.

 A report by the Vanguard states that the 54-year-old will no longer be paid his allowances due an will also not be allowed to participate as an ambassador at the stadium.

There has been no official statement by FIFA to back the report at the time of this report.