iht.com - 10/30/2008
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It beggars belief that Argentina turned toward Diego Maradona as its coach, but even so it quickens the pulse of anyone and everyone who ever saw him play.
nytimes.com - 11/4/2008
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nytimes.com —
Diego Maradona, the country’s 48-year-old sporting titan, will
try his hand at an all-too-earthly task: coaching Argentina’s...
men’s national soccer team, which has failed to reach the semifinals of the World Cup since “El Diego” himself starred for it in 1986 and 1990...
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NY TIMES: An earthly realm for a soccer god --- the ...
fifa.com - 10/31/2008
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fifa.com —
(from FIFA.com) Considered by many to be the
finest footballer ever, Argentina legend Diego Armando Maradona is...
just days away from fulfilling his greatest remaining ambition: coaching his beloved 'Albiceleste'. --- The mythical No10 will be officially named as the 42nd senior national team coach.
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ARGENTINA: Diego Maradona will be introduced as manager ...
theage.com.au - 10/29/2008
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theage.com.au —
(from The Age.com) Diego Maradona shared FIFA's Player
of the Century award with Brazilian legend Pele. ---...
A glittering career at national level brought him a World Cup winners medal in Mexico in 1986; late Tuesday, he was confirmed as the new hire to manage the national team...
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ARGENTINA turns to Maradona to coach national team ...
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... are left to recall the “astonishing comeback for a controversial player who came close to death in 2004 when he spent 10 days in intensive care with respiratory problems following what was thought to have been a cocaine-induced heart attack.” Rob Hughes tries to understand the rationale of the appointment, saying “the clamor for Maradona is based more on instinct than a believe that he has the power of motivation. There is no record to show whether he can motivate players, though his past surely offers an inspiration.” It is left for ...
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... to the knock out stage next spring, with 3 more teams left to join them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ South American News Boca Juniors president Pedro Pompilio died of a heart attack on Thursday at the age of 55. Very sad. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Independent with a big story on the roller coaster life of Maradona, who just started yet another chapter. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune on Argentina's unabashed love affair with little Diego. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...
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infozports.com 10/12/2008 — Argentina stopped the bad moment they were having, after five matches without winning for the FIFA World Cup Southamerican Qualy. This saturday the "albiceleste" won thanks to goals of Lionel Messi and Segio "El Kun" Agüero. Uruguay scored their single goal by Diego Lugano.
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