RSS
ATOM
advertisement
Argentina Coach Maradona Speaks Out After Completing Two Month Ban
The World Cup winner says he followed the ban to the letter of the law.
Jan 25, 2010 8:26:00 PM
Argentina coach Diego Maradona has claimed that he offered to pay FIFA to allow him to speak to his players during his two month ban from football which ended last week.
El Pelusa was banned from football for two months following controversial comments at a press conference after his team secured their place at the World Cup finals and he insists that he obeyed the ruling to the letter of the law.
"I asked that I would not be kept at a distance from the players because we had little time to prepare for the World Cup, but they wouldn't listen. With the money I offered you could have built another stadium in South Africa," he is quoted as saying by AS.
"I could not even talk on the phone with the players. That is something I would not wish on anyone. I served the penalty to the letter."
Maradona also revealed that he will pick a provisional squad of 30 before whittling it down to the 23 allowed for the tournament. During his term as Argentina coach, Maradona has used a total of 94 players.
"I try to allow the players to prove in positions their worth for selection. I will do my best to select the best, first to 30 and before the tournament to the final 23," he remarked.
Paul Madden, Goal.com
Talk all things soccer with the rest of our readers in the Goal.com Forums
El Pelusa was banned from football for two months following controversial comments at a press conference after his team secured their place at the World Cup finals and he insists that he obeyed the ruling to the letter of the law.
"I asked that I would not be kept at a distance from the players because we had little time to prepare for the World Cup, but they wouldn't listen. With the money I offered you could have built another stadium in South Africa," he is quoted as saying by AS.
"I could not even talk on the phone with the players. That is something I would not wish on anyone. I served the penalty to the letter."
Maradona also revealed that he will pick a provisional squad of 30 before whittling it down to the 23 allowed for the tournament. During his term as Argentina coach, Maradona has used a total of 94 players.
"I try to allow the players to prove in positions their worth for selection. I will do my best to select the best, first to 30 and before the tournament to the final 23," he remarked.
Paul Madden, Goal.com
Talk all things soccer with the rest of our readers in the Goal.com Forums
Thank you for your comment!
Please enter your name
Please enter your location
Please share your comment!
8 Comments
Advertisement
Inside Goal.Com
-
DEMPSEY'S DIARY: Playing in the World Cup was the ultimate dream
In his latest diary entry for Goal.com, the U.S. international and Fulham midfielder talks about playing in his first World Cup despite a back injury and what it meant to score.
-
ROGERS: Capello resigns as coach, but the villain is FA chairman Bernstein
Capello and John Terry are far from blameless in the England saga, but the real culprit is the FA chairman.
-
LABIDOU: Is MLS falling behind? The league's new younger direction
With high-profile players like Nicolas Anelka and Luca Toni rejecting MLS for other developing leagues, is the league falling behind its competition?
-
ROSANO: Mexican soccer needs to address referee treatment
Nick Rosano argues that Mexico's continued officiating problems may have less to do with referees themselves and more to do with how they are treated by the federation.
-
VERTELNEY: MLS owners take to Twitter to spread their team's word
"Any time you tweet, it's a mini press conference," says Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson.
Advertisement
Advertisement