Diego Maradona is ready to quit his job as manager of the Argentina national side to become Portsmouth’s ‘global ambassador’ according to reports today.
The Argentinean legend has been linked with the post after Arabianbusiness.com, a website seen to have ties with new Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim, claimed to have seen emails discussing the move with Maradona’s lawyer Angel Oscar Moyano. (more…)
In the first leg of the home/away for a spot in the Argentine first division, Atletico Rafaela (3rd place in the second division) beat Gimnasia (3rd from bottom in the first division) 3-0. This meant on Sunday Gimnasia had to win by 3 to tie and maintain their spot. Don’t miss the insanity!! FYI….Gimnasia was down to 9 men while Rafaela had 10.
In a little more than an hour Kily Gonzalez and Rosario Central play the first game of a home/away series against Belgrano de Cordoba to try and maintain their first division status. Belgrano has to beat Central on aggregate to earn their spot in the first division, with a tie over both games Central stays up. Needless to say….HUGE GAME!
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Penalty kick saved, 3 goals called back, a 10 minute hail storm in the first half, a questionable goal, a Red Card and 15 minutes (YES, 15 minutes) of injury time. What do you know…..the ball boys disappeared after the the goal in the 83rd minute. Moralez came through late and delivered Velez their first title in four years. Crazy game!
Warned you about La Gran Final heading into the weekend… Can you imagine trying to ref a game like this?
More Craziness after the Jump……
You can’t ask for much more than what the final week of the season in Argentina has to offer this Sunday. Huracan leads the table with 38 points and travel to Velez Sarsfield, who is only one point behind with 37. Players to keep an eye on, forward Javier Pastore for Huracan and playmaker Maximiliano Moralez for Velez.
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You really didn’t think that after Argentina Football Association President Julio Grondona and Boca Junior’s midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme took their turn in the press about whether or not the 31 year old was making himself available for selection that Diego Maradona wouldn’t have his as well, did you?
Even after Argentina Football Association President Julio Grondona went public with his plea for Boca Junior midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme to make himself available for selection, the 31 year old is adamant he won’t be returning while Diego Maradona is in charge.
After watching La Seleccion tumble down to 4th place with 19 points in the South American World Cup Qualifiers, the president of Argentina Football Association, Julio Grondona has gone through the media to try and persuade Boca Juniors playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme to make himself available once again for the Albicelestes.
