Argentine soccer legend Maradona says he is a 'soldier' for Venezuela's Maduro


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  • Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) greets former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona during a ceremony at the national pantheon in Caracas in this December 9, 2014 handout photo provided by Miraflores Palace. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - With Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro facing criticism from around Latin America and the world amid a deepening political crisis, Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said he was willing to fight for the embattled leftist regime.

"We are chavistas until death," Maradona wrote on his official Facebook page on Monday night, using a term to refer to supporters of late former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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