I'm losing respect for Maradona, he looks like a hick with that mullet and he's rude with the interviews . Now he got into this bullshit with Pele and Platini. I don't konw if he's just gathering publicity or he's a boor. What do you think?
PRETORIA – If it ain’t a party until someone breaks something, Diego Maradona has rushed into the South African kitchen waving his arms wildly about.
Just as long as he keeps his clothes on, eh?
The erratic Argentine skipper spent a little time during a press conference at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium Wednesday reflecting on the only man who ever played this game better than he did.
Recently, that player – the Brazilian, Pele – suggested Maradona took the job in charge of the Argentina squad because he needed the money. Despite the fact that he earned millions during his career through salary and endorsements, Maradona’s money (and several other sorts of) troubles are well documented.
Asked about that comment on Wednesday, Maradona brushed it off with a sideswipe that will enrage residents of Argentina’s bitterest rival.
“I’m not surprised,” he said. “Pele should go back to the museum.”
That sound you hear in the background is Brazilian outrage climbing up to DefCon One.
Then Maradona rounded on UEFA boss Michel Platini, another of the greatest-ever-to-play-the-game. Platini suggested some while ago that Maradona was a better player than a coach – which isn’t much of a stretch.
“As for Platini, I’m not surprised because I always had a distant relationship with him. We would just say, ‘Hi’ and ‘Goodbye’,” Maradona shrugged. “But we know what the French are like and Platini is French. He believes he’s better than the rest of us.”
That sound you hear in the background is the French people not giving a damn what Diego Maradona thinks.
Maradona went on to heap scorn on the Jabulani ball, Argentina’s next opponents, South Korea, and the quality of soccer generally that we’ve seen at this tournament.
With so few goals or enticing matches having been played here so far, the redoubtable Maradona is quickly becoming the most entertaining show in South Africa.
PRETORIA – If it ain’t a party until someone breaks something, Diego Maradona has rushed into the South African kitchen waving his arms wildly about.
Just as long as he keeps his clothes on, eh?
The erratic Argentine skipper spent a little time during a press conference at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium Wednesday reflecting on the only man who ever played this game better than he did.
Recently, that player – the Brazilian, Pele – suggested Maradona took the job in charge of the Argentina squad because he needed the money. Despite the fact that he earned millions during his career through salary and endorsements, Maradona’s money (and several other sorts of) troubles are well documented.
Asked about that comment on Wednesday, Maradona brushed it off with a sideswipe that will enrage residents of Argentina’s bitterest rival.
“I’m not surprised,” he said. “Pele should go back to the museum.”
That sound you hear in the background is Brazilian outrage climbing up to DefCon One.
Then Maradona rounded on UEFA boss Michel Platini, another of the greatest-ever-to-play-the-game. Platini suggested some while ago that Maradona was a better player than a coach – which isn’t much of a stretch.
“As for Platini, I’m not surprised because I always had a distant relationship with him. We would just say, ‘Hi’ and ‘Goodbye’,” Maradona shrugged. “But we know what the French are like and Platini is French. He believes he’s better than the rest of us.”
That sound you hear in the background is the French people not giving a damn what Diego Maradona thinks.
Maradona went on to heap scorn on the Jabulani ball, Argentina’s next opponents, South Korea, and the quality of soccer generally that we’ve seen at this tournament.
With so few goals or enticing matches having been played here so far, the redoubtable Maradona is quickly becoming the most entertaining show in South Africa.
