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Argentina to offer Maradona new deal

Updated: July 14, 2010, 9:24 PM ET
Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The Argentine Football Association said it will offer Diego Maradona a new four-year contract that would keep him in charge of the national team through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Ernesto Cherquis Bialo, a spokesman for the association, told reporters Wednesday that AFA President Julio Grondona would meet next week with Maradona to discuss the offer.

This is the strongest indication that Maradona is likely to continue as the coach. It comes two weeks after ...

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