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Diego Maradona on verge of becoming coach of Iraq

Argentine legend awaiting talks according to representative

Chile's World Cup qualifier with Lionel Messi's Argentina sparked the row

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi

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Theo Walcott scores the decisive goal against Reading

Reading now hold unwanted records in both the League Cup and Premier League

Reading now occupy the unwanted place in the record books of losing the highest scoring games in the League Cup and Premier League when they went down 7-5 to Arsenal in an extraordinary Cup clash last night.

Harry Redknapp

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A fuming Diego Maradona after his confrontation with crowd members

Diego Maradona wants to coach in China according to state media

Chinese state media say Argentine football great Diego Maradona wants to coach in China, where clubs are spending big bucks to lure international names.

Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona invited to 'farewell ceremony' after being sacked by Al Wasl

Diego Maradona has been invited to a 'farewell ceremony' by United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl after they sacked him as coach, a senior official said on last night.

The match was suspended three times

Montpellier ride out chaos and riot police to win Ligue 1 title

Montpellier players kept their cool to clinch a maiden Ligue 1 title with a 2-1 win at AJ Auxerre although the match descended into chaos as police were called in after local fans pelted the pitch with flares, tomatoes and toilet paper to interrupt the game three times on Sunday.

The relationship between Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini can be repaired says Balotelli's agent

Aguero and Balotelli will not leave Manchester City in the summer

Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli both believe they will be at Manchester City next season. The Argentinian forward said he planned to ignore advice from his father-in-law, Diego Maradona, that he should return to Spain to play for Real Madrid.

Sergio Aguero has been the one undoubted success story among the City strikers since his signing from Atletico Madrid last summer

City ready to resist Real bid to sign Aguero

Manchester City believe that Real Madrid may be engaging in a deliberate campaign to unsettle Sergio Aguero and, with the future beyond this summer already uncertain for three of their strikers, the club will refuse any offer for the Argentine from the Bernabeu.

Sergio Aguero has been the one undoubted success story among the City strikers since his signing from Atletico Madrid last summer

Manchester City braced to resist Real Madrid campaign for striker Sergio Aguero

Fear grows at the Etihad that their top scorer will be tempted to return to Madrid this summer

Al Wasl apologise to Diego Maradona following confrontation with fans

Al Wasl have apologised to manager Diego Maradona after he confronted fans who verbally abused his partner and friends during his side's UAE Pro-League match at the weekend.

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