Diego Maradona

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Maradona tells Messi to take charge of WC dream

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Argentina coach Diego Maradona has told superstar Lionel Messi to take charge of his country's World Cup dream, starting by masterminding victory over European champions Spain on Saturday. The two soccer super-heavyweights clash in a friendly at Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon stadium ...

FIFA says to hold Maradona hearing on Sunday

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

FIFA said that it will hold a disciplinary hearing on Diego Maradona on Sunday over the Argentinian coach's sexually-explicit rant after his team's World Cup qualification. "The FIFA Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Marcel Mathier, will grant the head coach of Argentina a ...

Defiant Maradona offers no apology for tirade

AP News 34 days ago

Defiant Diego Maradona offers no apology for profanity-filled tirade on live television Diego Maradona won't apologize for a profanity-filled tirade on live TV that prompted a FIFA investigation and could result in a five-game suspension and nearly $20,000 fine for the Argentina ...

Video shows more crude behavior from Maradona

AP News 40 days ago

As FIFA considers suspending Maradona, video shows more crude behavior A video showing Diego Maradona making crude gestures on the team bus after his profanity-filled tirade on live television could complicate Argentina officials' efforts to put the scandal behind them. The video, ...

FIFA to open disciplinary probe into Maradona

AFP Global Edition 40 days ago

FIFA is to open a disciplinary investigation into Diego Maradona after the Argentinian coach's sexually-explicit, foul-mouthed rant following his team's qualification for the 2010 World Cup. "We've been left with no other option than to open a disciplinary investigation into the Argentinian ...

Maradona says sorry to world's women, not journalists

AFP Global Edition 40 days ago

Diego Maradona apologised to the world's women on Friday for his explicit, foul-mouthed rant which followed Argentina's World Cup qualification, but refused to say sorry to journalists. "I apologise to women, to my mother, to Argentinian women, to Uruguayan women and to ...

Press gang up on foul-mouthed Maradona

AFP Global Edition 41 days ago

Diego Maradona's sexually-explicit, foul-mouthed rant at his growing army of media critics, which overshadowed Argentina's World Cup qualification, drew a scathing response on Thursday. Maradona had just overseen a 1-0 win over Uruguay in Montevideo which allowed the two-time world champions to ...

Questions abound over Maradona's coaching future

AP News 41 days ago

Argentina is in the World Cup, but will Maradona still be around for the trip to South Africa Argentina cleared a big hurdle by squeaking into next year's World Cup. Whether Diego Maradona will still be the coach then is another matter. ...

Angry Maradona hits out at "disbelievers"

AFP Global Edition 41 days ago

Diego Maradona lashed out angrily at the media for failing to back him during Argentina's roll-coaster ride to last-gasp qualification for the World Cup finals. After sneaking victory here over Uruguay on Wednesday night, the coach who led his country to World ...

Argentina scrape into World Cup finals

AFP Global Edition 42 days ago

Argentina scraped into the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Uruguay as Diego Maradona finally celebrated mission accomplished after a stumbling, lacklustre qualifying campaign. The two-time champions needed a goal by substitute Mario Bolatti on Wednesday six minutes from time to ...

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