Maradona set to start media empire

(GSM) – Diego Maradona is preparing to launch his own television and Internet channel. The news is seen as a surprise for the world of football.

A company identified as On & Off Holdings said the launch will happen next week, though it offered few details. The channel, however, did not specify when and where the channel would be viewed.

Maradona has been widely criticized ever since he took charge of the Argentinan national football team. Argentina struggled and sealed qualification at the last minute.

However, Maradona, considered one of the best players in the history of football, is no stranger to television. In 2005 his Argentine talk show “La Noche del 10 (The Night of the No. 10)” gained great popularity.

Maradona has been charged with a hefty ban towards the end of Argentina’s World Cup qualification campaign after blurting out immoral speech and gestures at the media.