Caracas: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said he's a "soldier" of Venezuela after a short meeting with President Nicolas Maduro.


Diego Maradona 

Minutes before departing from the capital's airport on Wednesday, Maradona said to the press he has become a "soldier" of the socialist Venezuelan government after his close friendship with late president, Hugo Chavez, and now with Maduro, reports Xinhua. "Always keep loving Chavez, the great are never forgotten," he said.