If Maradona Ran FIFA….

Remember when Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro claimed that late former President Hugo Chávez appeared to him in the form of a bird? Well, Maduro has once again taken it upon himself to think out loud. Commenting on the FIFA scandal, President Maduro suggested that Argentinean crack (no pun intended) Diego Armando Maradona become the next head of the organization in charge of managing world football.

Why Maradona?

Well, for starters, La Mano de Dios has developed a pretty left-wing ideology, and is a supporter of Maduro’s government. He’s currently employed by Venezuelan TV channel Telesur, where he conducts the TV show De Zurda alongside sports commentator Victor Hugo Morales, and he was reportedly paid 4 million euros by Venezuela’s government to do his show during the 2014 World Cup. Maradona has also been very vocal about FIFA corruption, penning a scathing Op-Ed about Sepp Blatter just days before FIFA became embroiled in the biggest corruption scandal in its history.

According to Blatter, who resigned this Tuesday, the next FIFA President elections will be held some time between next December and March. We took it upon ourselves to imagine what it would be like if Maradona really became the next FIFA president, because why not.