“I know I’m not one to change the world but I’m not going to let anybody into my world to tell me what to do…I am the same as always. I’m me, Maradona. I am El Diego.” Take it away, Greg Theoharis.
Messi, Tevez, Maradona, Kempes. They owe it all to Scotland. Had it not been for a Glaswegian spark, football would not have been graced by Argentina. Dan Brennan has a history lesson.
As reputations for being outspoken go, there are few that can rival Ricardo La Volpe's. As moustaches go, there are few that can rival Ricardo La Volpe's. The hirsute Argentinean is back in the spotlight again this week; here's Alistair Cubbon to tell you more.
Football boots, you've got to love 'em. But who is your brand, and what if you get it wrong? Gulp. Jeff Livingstone looks at Sporting endorsements and faces a wet towel.....Thwack!
He's gone. It's not that it was unexpected, but El Diego and La Albiceleste have parted company. Did he jump or was he pushed? Sam Kelly reports from Buenos Aires.