ZURICH (Reuters) - Football's governing body FIFA said on Monday it had heard nothing official from Diego Maradona since the Argentine World Cup winner threatened last week to quit his ambassadorial role. Maradona told FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a telephone call that he would step down if the decision was not reversed within two days, the interview said. The AFA is currently under FIFA intervention which, Maradona said, gave football's governing body the power to reverse the appointment. Maradona took up his new role in February, saying: "Finally I can fulfil one of the lifelong dreams; to work alongside people who really love football." In January, Maradona publicly backed Infantino's plans to expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, a proposal which was approved by the FIFA Council one day later.

Source: The Star March 27, 2017 13:52 UTC