Maradona baptised in Jordan River

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IANS Amman (Jordan)
Last Updated : May 07 2015 | 5:28 PM IST

Legendary Argentina footballer Diego Maradona has got baptised in the West Asian river Jordan here on the same place where Jesus Christ is believed to have been baptised.

Maradona was in the country of Jordan to support Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, who is in the running for FIFA presidency, alongside former footballer Luis Figo, Dutch football administrator Michael van Praag and incumbent Sepp Blatter, reports dailymail.co.uk on Wednesday.

The 54-year-old visited the country alongside his fiance Rocio Oliva, who was also baptised.

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First Published: May 07 2015 | 5:18 PM IST

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