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| The football legend slammed Manchester City's Italian manager, as well as stating that he felt like an exile in his native Argentina. |
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| The World Cup-winning legend was not at all reluctant to add his opinion to the many others that have emerged following the Italian's departure from the Three Lions |
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| Senegal's football federation has fired coach Amara Traore after one of its worst African Cup of Nations campaigns, where it lost all its games to be the first team eliminated. The federation said Traore was responsible for the surprise group-stage defeats to Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and Libya. Senegal went to the African Cup as one of the title hopefuls, boosted by a strong forward line... |
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| The former Argentina boss insisted he hadn't received an approach about the Emirati coaching role while a leading UAE official said he had been shortlisted for the job. |
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| Senegal have fired coach Amara
Traore after their dramatic failure at the African Nations
Cup.
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| Diego Maradona has warned the owners at Al Wasl that he may not return to coach the team next season if it doesn't buy the kind of players that would allow him to compete for the league title. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, the Argentine football great complained that the United Arab Emirates club didn't bring in enough quality players during the recent January transfer window. |
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| Celtic eased into the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup on Saturday, beating Inverness 2-0 in one of four all-Premier League matches in the fifth round. Greece striker Georgios Samaras opened the scoring in the 33rd minute by smashing a shot high past Inverness goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey. Captain and central midfielder Scott Brown made the game safe in the 67th, converting a penalty for his third goal... |
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| FIFA has unveiled the 2013 Confederations Cup logo and confirmed that Brasilia will host the tournament's opening match while the final will be held at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The native Brazilian bird Rufous-bellied Thrush is at the center of the logo, with its wings extending upward in front of a football. |
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| Diego Maradona is reportedly among the candidates to take over as coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. Yousuf Al Serkal, chairman of the UAE's Football Association interim committee, was quoted Monday in the local media as saying the Argentine great is on a short list that contains at least three names. |
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| The UAE FA is searching for a new coach but says it is not after a big name, although it has admitted the Argentine legend is of interest. |
