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The world's largest online poker room, PokerStars, has signed on Argentina football star Juan Sebastian Veron.
Veron is featured in a PokerStars.net ad (see below) that is running in the Latin American countries.
The 35-year-old Veron has emerged as a pivotal figure in Diego Maradona's 2010 World Cup bid.
From Mirror Football:
While Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguera grab the eye with their flashes of brilliance, Veron is the unlikely figure anchoring Maradona's attacking stars. His calm, thoughtful passing helped the Argentines to an astonishing 82 per cent of possession in their final group B match.
So years after he was written off and drummed out of English football for being too slow, too lazy and past it, it appears the midfielder is having a renaissance.
Veron has been traded for a combined total of £77m - only Nicolas Anelka (£85m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£93m) have cost more.
Ace King, Gambling911.com
