06/07/2010 12:22
‘My cycle is over’ as coach, says Diego Maradona
Argentine coach Diego Maradona is reported may resign, media said after interviewing him as he returned home following his side's exit.
"That's it, my cycle is over, I gave all I could," Diego Maradona is quoted as saying on arrival at his home in Buenos Aires last night. "Now I want to enjoy time with my family."
However, Maradona hasn’t presented his resignation to the Argentinean Football Association; his employers have made no comment. It is reported that they asked him to wait till August.
Maradona and Argentine national team returned home Monday after their elimination from the World Cup by Germany, who beat them 4-0 in the quarter-finals.