Diego
Armando Maradona, the Argentine soccer legend, is now in China on an
eight-day charity trip. On the sidelines of his visit, the ex-Argentine coach
faced the newsmen. While speaking to them, the 51 year old Maradona expressed
his desire to be China’s
coach. He was sacked from the post of head coach by UAE club Al-Wasal last
month. In 2010, the Argentina
national team played in the world cup football tournament under his coaching,
but his side were hammered 4-0 by Germany in the quarter finals of
that tournament. That defeat led to his dismissal from his post. At a press
conference organized in Beijing, he informed of
his will and said, “I want to take over as China’s coach. I want to contribute
to the development of the local young players. Meanwhile, a number of star
players of the world have registered their names in the Chinese Super League.
Among them, there are- two ex-Chelsea strikers Nicholas Anelka and Didier
Drogba. Both have signed for Shanghai
club. Besides, Guwanxu Everegrade club have appointed former Italian world cup
winning coach Marcelo Lippi as their coach.
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