Tag Archives: Maradona

Maradona refuses to go quietly

Posted on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 by

Just under an hour ago, Diego Maradona walked into a packed press room to give a prepared speech to Argentina’s press on his thoughts after refusing to sign the contract extension the AFA offered him yesterday. He fired some shots … Continue reading →

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Just a quick post to confirm the story posted here on HEGS yesterday: the AFA have just announced officially that Diego Maradona’s contract as national team manager won’t be renewed. Julio Grondona seemingly deliberately made Maradona an offer he knew … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 by

Maradona leaves…?

Posted on Monday, 26 July 2010 by

It’s been a long day for everyone following the business behind closed doors between Julio Grondona, the AFA president, and Diego Maradona, who was expected to sign on the dotted line and put his name to a new four year … Continue reading →

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Pavone transfer confirmed; Argentina to host Spain, and more from the JRR soap opera

Posted on Friday, 23 July 2010 by

Friday morning saw confirmation that Mariano Pavone will move to River Plate for the upcoming season, the Núñez club having beaten San Lorenzo to his signature after Ramón Díaz’s club almost managed to hijack the offer at the last minute. … Continue reading →

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Maradona to be offered a contract extension

Posted on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 by

This just in from the AFA’s recently concluded meeting: Diego Maradona is to be offered a new four-year contract to continue as manager of the Argentine national team until the Brazil 2014 World Cup. This will take him through next … Continue reading →

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Bad management

Posted on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 by

Wednesday has been an interesting day for the suits at the AFA, now back home, who’ve been embroiled in some heated discussions about the future of the national team. It’s taken up so much of their time that, in between … Continue reading →

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If you’re an Argentine football fan and a bit of a glutton for punishment – or if you’re otherwise interested in what exactly Diego Maradona demonstrated to us during Argentina’s World Cup campaign – you can click here to read … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 4 July 2010 by | 3 Comments

Paul was right

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

The octopus predicting Argentina’s downfall was right. On Saturday, Diego Maradona’s team crashed out of the 2010 World Cup, thrashed 4-0 by an excellent Germany side meeting their own first real challenge of the knockout stages. A lack of creativity … Continue reading →

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With moments to go before Argentina and Germany kick off their World Cup quarter-final, you can click here if you’d like to read the preview of the match I’ve contributed to the When Saturday Comes website.

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

Back here again

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

On Saturday, Argentina take on Germany. It’s a rematch of the tie at the World Cup quarter final of 2006, when the then host nation eliminated Argentina on penalties before some ugly scenes in Leipzig. This Argentina side aren’t as … Continue reading →

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