Last week, retired Argentine professional footballer Diego Maradona wrote on Facebook that he was going to sue Konami for using his likeness without permission Kinda hard to deny it isn't him from the screenshot Maradona posted below.
credit//Konami
Today, Konami released a statement from it's headquarters in Tokyo:
At this time, there have been news that in Winning[...]
Diego Maradona Archives
Retired Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona has filed a suit against Konami for using his likeness without permission in Pro Evolution Soccer 2017. Maradona took to his Facebook page to make a statement about pursuing legal action.
Maradona's own words in English (since that part gets cut off in the embed) read, "I heard yesterday that the Japanese[...]