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 than metaphysical, blow.
The thunder-tempered midfielder-turned-coach features in PES 2017's excellent MyClub mode, but has claimed on his Facebook page that he never gave permission for his likeness to be used. He's now threatening to sue.
"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 contra #Konami con todo! @CronicaTV @ciudad_com @bigbangnw pic.twitter.com/NdcZTLiU3GMarch 30, 2017
Roughly translated, it states: "PES 2017 illegally used the figure and name #Maradona. We will action against #Konami with everything!"
GR+ has contacted a Konami spokesperson for comment.
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