Coronavirus: Maradona tackles leaders who take advantage of the situation

When Diego Maradona takes the floor, it is rarely to speak out. Invited by the Argentinian newspaper Olé to speak about the current situation and about the coronavirus, the Argentinian legend did not hesitate to give his opinion, in particular concerning the clubs where the players decide to lower their wages to support their team economically. And as often, it moves.

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While public opinion seems to welcome the efforts made by the players, Diego Maradona does not agree, far from it. “There are clubs who take advantage of this moment not to pay their players. They have treated them like slaves for years. One has the impression that there has always been a pandemic in these clubs. You shouldn't look for excuses because players need their wages to eat. ” Words that go against those made by Carlos Tevez. The striker of Boca Junior thus estimated Friday that the current situation went beyond the framework of the sport and that the footballers could "live six months without wages".

Maradona chose to lower her salary on her own

“There are, it is true, players who can live without receiving wages for a while. But there are some who cannot and those clubs have to pay them. We have to find a way, with everyone's help, but we have to pay their salaries, ”replied Maradona. Today coach of the Gimnasia La Plata club in Argentina, he also wanted to set an example by lowering his salary himself during the coronavirus epidemic.

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