The Argentine Football Association (AFA) will not renew the contract of Diego Armando Maradona as national team coach, said Tuesday a UN spokesman. The decision was taken without a vote and unanimously in plenary session of the executive committee of the AFA, Ernesto Cherquis Bialo explained in a press conference expected in delaying an announcement for weeks, said BBC correspondent in Buenos Aires, Valeria Perasso.
The spokesman spoke of "great pain" among soccer officials for the decision and said the door remains open for Maradona "in future circumstances."
According to our correspondent, could not hide the gap that had opened between the leadership and the former star. Just a few hours, Maradona predicted it would not accept the imposition of changes to his team during a radio interview, the first given after South Africa.
It said: "If I touch a stagehand, I'm leaving" no room for negotiation, said Perasso.
Maradona coach took over in November 2008 after the resignation Alfio Basile.
The future of former Argentine star as technical director (TD) remained uncertain after Argentina's defeat against Germany, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010.
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