HAVANA (Reuters) - Diego Maradona has been invited by Colombia's FARC to play for their team in a football "Game for Peace" during talks in Cuba between the rebels and the Colombian government looking to settle a decades-old conflict.
The match involving a team of retired football players is being organised by former Colombia captain Carlos Valderrama, who invited former Argentina great Maradona, a friend of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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