Paraguay, the goalkeeper-legend Chilavert is running for the presidential elections

The former legend Velez could become the second former footballer president of a country after Weah in Liberia

José Luis Chilavert in the footsteps of George Weah. The 56-year-old former goalkeeper announced via social media that he wants to run for presidential elections in Paraguay, scheduled for April 2023. “We need a country with more credibility to respect us and come and invest with us. it is time to look back, there is no time to waste.

LEGAL INTOPPO

The head of the former goalkeeper hangs a conviction for defamation and slander against the president of Conmebol Alejandro Dominguez, but his lawyer assures that, even if the appeal fails, it would not hinder his candidacy. Chilavert could become the second former footballer to become president of a country after Weah in Liberia.

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