It's all in a days work for Diego Maradona. Make decisions about the Argentina national team?
Check. Assault and/or insult a member of the media? Check.
On his way to naming his final squad of 23 for the World Cup today, Diego Maradona managed to
accientally I might add run over a cameraman's leg.
As the entrants lined up for the 1938 World Cup finals in France, storm clouds were building up
the horizon, and the tournament itself wasn't exempt from such global concerns. Three months prior
to the start of it, German tanks had marched into Austria, annexing the country through the
Anschlüss agreement.
Diego Maradona is no longer the manager of Argentina. The AFA, Argentinian Football Association,
has decided not to offer Diego Maradona a new contract. Diego Maradona has been in charge of the
Argentina national football team since November 2008, appointed when qualification for the 2010
World Cup appeared in doubt.
By Chris Wright
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) have confirmed that they will not be extending
Diego Maradona's contract as coach of the national team, due to a dispute over his
back-room team.
Maradona had stated that he was keen to stay on, but refused to agree to the AFA's demands that
wholesale changes were to be made to his support staff.
