Argentina Football Association Defends Maradona Outburst
Filed under: Argentina, Diego Maradona
It had to be expected that the AFA would step up in defense of Head Coach Diego Maradona after his media tirade following Argentina’s win in Uruguay that put them into the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
But will blaming the media be good enough for FIFA officials after their announced investigation into the situation?
Via MSN
The AFA sent a formal report to FIFA dismissing Maradona’s profanity-laced news conference in Uruguay as the natural result of tough questions from reporters. FIFA is investigating.
Maradona faces a possible five-game suspension and a fine of almost $20,000 if FIFA determines that he lowered himself “through acts or words … in a way that undermines human dignity.”
AFA attorney Hugo Pasos said Tuesday that the report says, “Maradona acted in a state of violent emotions because of confrontations with reporters in the days before the game.”
He declined to provide more details, but Maradona has called it a “momentary outburst” caused by reporters who unfairly accused him of not working hard enough.
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once again fifa will back down just as eufa and the fa do when it comes to the big names. 5 games without maradona means 5 games less of news coverage for one of the top teams in the world, especially in a year heading up to the world cup.
then one will ask why alex ferguson and wenger get off with what they say about referees, let alone the media, and all the fa will have to do is say - look at fifa.