Diego Maradona’s hopes of winning his first coaching title were dashed Sunday as his Dorados team lost the Mexican second-division finals, along with their shot at promotion. Rivals Atletico San Luis scored the lone goal of the second leg in…
Maradona in hot water over pro-Maduro comments (Guardian)
The Mexican Football Federation said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether Diego Maradona violated its ethics code when he praised Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a recent match. Maradona, the coach of Mexican second-division side Dorados, triggered the…
*INEC to PDP, others: We won’t drop Zakari as collation centre chair (Nation) * PDP protests invitation of N-Power beneficiaries to APC rally (Punch)
INEC to PDP, others: We won’t drop Zakari as collation centre chair (Nation) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared that it would not drop Hajiya Amina Zakari as Chairperson of the 2019 Elections Results Collation Committee. It said…
Furious Maradona hurls insults at rival fans (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Argentine football legend Diego Maradona hurled insults at fans of an opposing team and had to be restrained from attacking them after they jeered his coaching loss Sunday in Mexico’s second-division final. Maradona’s team, Dorados of Sinaloa,…
‘I love Leo’ – Maradona denies Messi criticism (SuperSport)
Diego Maradona says he “loves” Lionel Messi and described as “false” comments attributed to him attacking his Argentine compatriot and Barcelona legend. “Leo is a friend of mine and I’d never speak ill of a friend,” Maradona assured Spanish sports…
Diego Maradona names the best manager in the world (Metro)
Diego Maradona believes Jose Mourinho is the best manager in the world. The Argentina legend has tried his hand at management himself, but sees the Manchester United boss as the world’s best example of a head coach. Many football fans…
Thierry Henry and other top players who struggled as managers (BBC)
Thierry “va va voom” Henry had plenty of – well, voom – as a striker but he’s endured a miserable start to life as Monaco’s new manager. Last night, his team were knocked out of the Champions League after an…
FIFA rebukes Maradona over ‘robbery’ comments (Vanguard)
FIFA strongly rebuked Argentina great Diego Maradona’s comments that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark Geiger was not up to the task. “Following comments made by Diego Armando Maradona…FIFA strongly rebukes the criticism of the…
Maradona blasts Messi, Ronaldo quit talk (STV)
The dust has settled on the weekend’s action and the football world is wondering which of the game’s greats we’ve seen for the last time on the biggest stage. Spain crashed out and Andres Iniesta told the world he his…
World Cup 2018: Maradona light years behind Messi, says Ramos (BBC)
Sergio Ramos says Diego Maradona is “light years behind” Lionel Messi, after the Argentine World Cup winner criticised the Spain captain. Maradona said that Real Madrid defender Ramos was “no superstar” compared with Uruguay’s Diego Godin. “I respect Maradona because…