Maradona had complained of improper use of his name within PES 2017: Konami has responded immediately denying the Argentine champion
New chapter in the controversy involving Maradona and PES 2017. Konami has waited a few days and has responded to the Argentine champion, sending back to the sender the accusations of having improperly used the name and face of Maradona.
For those who have not followed the debate, the former Napoli player has accused Konami (the Japanese software house that has been developing the football simulation game for a decade now) of having improperly used his name and of having given a mandate to his lawyer to take legal action. Maradona complains that in PES 2017, the latest version of the game, there would be a section dedicated to the legends of soccer history and among the various players (Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Koeman) there would be also him. But Konami, according to Maradona, has not requested any authorization.
The answer of Konami
Konami has waited a couple of days and has answered in a spiteful way to Diego Armando Maradona: “At this moment, there are circulating news that report that in Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 there is a footballer used without permission. This does not correspond to the truth, the company is using the image of the athlete correctly, based on the licenses and contracts granted.” At this point we just have to wait for the sure answer of Maradona and see if he will still want to pursue the complaint against Konami.
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