Non-Argentine football fans of a certain vintage are well used to having their hearts broken by Diego Maradona – but for Konami the aftermath might be a financial, rather thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚan metaphysical, blow.
The thunder-tempered midfielder-turned-coach features in PES 2017's excellent MyClub mode, but has claimed on that he never gave permiss🐼ion for his likeness to be used. He's now threatening to suꦕe.
"🍰I heard yesterday that🎶 the Japanese company Konami uses my image for its game PES 2017," writes Maradona. "Unfortunately, my lawyer Matias Morla will initiate the corresponding legal actions. I hope this is not another scam."
Morla followed that up with the following tweet:
#PES2017 usó en forma ilegal la figura y nombre de #Maradona vamos a accionar ♓contr𝓰a #Konami con todo! @CronicaTV @ciudad_com @bigbangnw pic.twitter.com/NdcZTLiU3G
Roughly translated, it states: "PES 2017 ille🐈gally used the figure and name #Maradona. We will action against #Konami with ev🍸erything!"
GR+ has contacted a Konami spokesperson for comme😼nt.&nb🦋sp;
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