Argentina president,who had earlier made her support for Diego Maradona,Now ? is Maradona' Out OR Not Out?

Argentina Prez 'Saddened' by Maradona's Sacking

Buenos Aires, Jul 29: Argentina president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who had earlier made her support for Diego Maradona evident when she personally requested him to stay on as the coach, has now expressed emmense disappointment over the decision of the country's football association.
"I'm very saddened by his departure. I thought he was very dignified with the team," said Kirchner.
"He always defended the colours of his country with a lot of heart," she added.
The president is learnt to have personally phoned the sacked coach after his Wednesday, Jul 28 press conference.
She had earlier requested him personally to stay on as the coach. However, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) did not give him much of an option to make a choice as he was unanimously voted out over the national football team's defeat against Germany in FIFA World Cup 2010 quarter finals.
At the press conference, the 49-year-old football legend accused Argentine Football Federation president Julio Grondona of lying to him and team manager Carlos Bilardo of betrayal.

"Grondona lied to me. Bilardo betrayed me...They asked me to put out the fire and we did it. I have given everything. Treason is everywhere. There are people who do not want the best for Argentine football," an emotional Maradona said.
"They only have their own personal interests at heart," he lashed out.

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Maradona' Out OR Not Out?

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Maradona is no longer the Argentine coach.

Buenos Aires, Jul 28: Argentine Football Association (AFA) sacked the controversial coach Diego Maradona following the national squad's devastating exit from World Cup 2010 in the quarterfinals against Germany.
Despite the public support that Maradona had garnered, the AFA voted unanimously to not renew Maradona's contract putting an end to his coaching career.
It was not only the public that had poured in support for Maradona but the President Cristina Fernandez had personally requested him to stay.
The media had speculated that Maradona will stay on as the coach based on his statement that he wished to stay as long as he was given the control over the choice of his assistants.
Now, with the news of his ouster hitting the headlines it is suspected that the AFA was not happy with the idea of given him the control he wanted.
Maradona, who had earned the reputation of being the world's best player in 1980s, began coaching in Nov 2008.



This development in a way culminates the tumultous journey of the football legend over the years on the field as well as off the field - from the 'Hand of God' goal to the drug abuse along with the vibrant off-field action he brought to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa as well.
Now, AFA is on the look out for a new coach and the favorites are former Boca Juniors coach Carlos Bianchi, youth team coach Sergio Batista and Estudiantes coach Alex Sabella.