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FanHouse's Soccer Quotes of the Year for 2010

FanHouse's first year of full-time soccer coverage began with a snowy tour of the New York Red Bulls' amazing new stadium in Harrison, NJ and ended amid awkward celebration at Al Jazeera's bureau in Washington, DC. In between, we covered an MLS season that concluded with a hard-fought championship victory for the Colorado...

Diego Maradona Linked to Iran Coaching Position

The future of Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona's coaching career has been juicy water cooler gossip in recent months, with the 50-year-old throwing his name in the ring for seemingly every high-profile opening, from Aston Villa in August to Boca Juniors just last week. If you're to trust the motions of Iranian...

Diego Maradona Out as Argentina Coach

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Diego Maradona was given the boot as Argentina's soccer coach before he could resign. His stint as coach of the Albiceleste ended far less successfully than his time as a player with the national team. The Argentine Football Association, which hired the former star in November 2008, said...

Despite Paraguay Loss, Larissa Riquelme Will Still Run Naked Through Streets

Paraguay made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup before losing to tournament favorite Spain, 1-0. Not a surprising outcome given that Paraguay was 31st in FIFA's world rankings heading into the tournament, but upsetting nonetheless, particularly for those individuals who were looking forward to...

Argentina Assistant Wants Diego Maradona to Stay

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- One of Diego Maradona's assistant coaches with Argentina wants him to stay with the team in the wake of its devastating 4-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals. Assistant coach Alejandro Mancuso offered his support to Maradona in a radio interview on Monday, saying the national...

Diego Maradona News From the Web

05/27/12 Maradona ends season with another bust-up Source: Gulf News Diego Maradona slammed Quique Sanchez Flores as "disrespectful" and had nothing to say on evaluation of his first season in charge after his Al Wasl reserve side plummeted to 6-2 defeat to Al Ahli on Saturday.
05/24/12 Maradona delighted by Al Wasl's GCC form Source: Gulf News Al Wasl coach Diego Maradona is hoping his team's form in the GCC Champions League can make up for a poor domestic season following Wednesday's 3-0 semi-final first leg win over Qatar's Al Khor at Zabeel Stadium on Wednesday night.
05/23/12 Sergio Aguero pledges future to Manchester City Source: Daily Mail - London - UK Sergio Aguero has looked to calm Manchester City fan's fears that he could move this summer by pledging his immediate future to the Premier League champions.
05/23/12 Spiderman El Diego's luck charm Source: Gulf News Diego Maradona is convinced that a Spiderman mask gifted to him by his grandson Benjamin and Napoli's win against Juventus in the Coppa Italia on Sunday will bring Al Wasl the luck needed to win Wednesday's GCC Champions League semi-final first leg against Qatar's Al Khor. Maradona watched Napoli - the club where he is still worshipped as a hero following his hugely successful spell there between 1984 and 1991 - defeat Juventus 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final along with his grandson Benjamin, who has since left for Argentina with his father Sergio Aguero, of Manchester City. "Watching a football match in which my favourite Napoli defeat arch-rivals Juventus is something great due to the rivalry that exists between the two teams. But to watch such a match with my grandson is a dream - it is something so special and I doubt any of you will understand the feeling as I doubt any of you are grandfathers yet," Maradona told media late on Monday.
05/22/12 Butler triumphs over yoghurt Source: WA Today - Australia WITH his tribal tattoos, whispy beard and long dreadlocked hair, John Butler looks exactly like what he is, a laid-back indie-rocker who takes things pretty easy.