Diego Maradona ‘on shortlist to coach United Arab Emirates’
• Maradona said last month he would take job 'with pleasure'• Argentinian is currently coaching Dubai side Al WaslDiego Maradona is reportedly among the candidates to take over as the coach of the United Arab Emirates national team.Yousuf Al Serkal...
Diego Maradona fined £1,600 for calling rival coach ‘quite rude’
• United Arab Emirates FA imposes fine on Maradona• Relates to comments about Al Ain's Cosmin OlaroiuDiego Maradona has been fined 9,000 dirham (£1,600) and warned by a United Arab Emirates Football Association disciplinary committee for verbally ...
Peter Reid kisses Diego Maradona’s ‘hand of God’ in televised reunion
• Reid filmed bantering with Maradona on Abu Dhabi Sports TV• In June Reid said former Argentina player was 'still a cheat'Peter Reid, the former England midfielder, has been filmed meeting Diego Maradona in a televised reunion on Abu Dhabi Sports ...
Maradona apologises for kicking fan
• Al Wasl coach was attempting to pose for photo• Maradona kicked fan who lifted banner of supportDiego Maradona has had to apologise for kicking a fan's hand before a match because it was intruding on a photo the former Argentina player was trying...
Diego Maradona dives in to Dubai and Chad Ochocinco seeks a room-mate
Maradona's Dubai dive; SF Giants show Star Wars; Ochocinco settles in with Patriots and US skier relieves self on girlUNITED ARAB EMIRATESMaradona dives head first in to his new job Dubai's The National reports that Diego Maradona took his first train...
Diego Maradona suffers minor injuries after car accident in Argentina
• Crash happened before Copa América win over Costa Rica• 50-year-old and his partner both released from hospitalDiego Maradona has suffered minor injuries in a car accident on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.The 50-year-old and his partner Veronica...
Real Madrid great Di Stefano turns 85
In our latest post on Spanish soccer, Iain Rogers in Madrid looks at the career of Real great Alfredo Di Stefano, who turned 85 on Monday.
Planet Sport: Diego Maradona looks to quell Neymar row
Barça cutbacks in bid for Fábregas; Paul the Octopus: The Film; Bruins bar bill; Mavericks in court and referees of ancient RomeSome confusion afoot in South America as Diego Maradona appears to have re-opened his always entertaining war of words wit...
Happy Anniversary, Diego Maradona
What do you celebrate 25 years of infamy with? Champagne? Narcotics? Dictators? There are just so many options.
From the Vault: Diego Maradona and the Hand of God knock out England | David Lacey
Twenty-five years ago today, Argentina handed England World Cup defeat. Read the report and share your memories …The latest instalments in our series of classic reports come from the 23/24 June 1986 editions, the mornings after England's bid for Worl...
The unbearable lightness of being – or how a thin piece of synthetic cloth can become a lead weight
Playing for one of Argentina's top clubs carries a heavy responsibility..and a weighty shirt, as relegation-threatened River Plate are finding out.
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