Argentina soccer team pursuing Maradona

theworm2345 · Dec 28, 2005

Argentina soccer team pursuing Maradona

December 27, 2005
BUENOS AIRES (Ticker) - An Argentinian soccer club may give Diego Maradona a chance to play again.

Maradona expressed interest in playing in the Argentine lower league in a recent television interview and Excursionistas, a team that plays in the fourth division, is set to discuss a deal with the 45-year-old legend.

"I'd like to play in a club of Primera C or D, because there's not too much pressure, as they are semi-professional divisions," Maradona said in the interview.

The Primera C club wants Maradona to play in the final stages of the Apertura tournament and club president Armando Mainoli admitted he would relish signing Maradona.

"When we watched the repetition of that interview some days ago, we had the idea immediately. We want to include Maradona in the official squad," Mainoli said. "We know there is some time yet left to do it and we'd be totally proud of seeing Diego wearing our shirt."

Excursionistas will make its debut in the Apertura tournament in the final stage against Lamadrid on February 4 and will have nine games left until the end of the championships.

Maradona last played a match for Boca Juniors on October 25, 1997, when they beat rivals River Plate, 2-1.
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From: http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_y...wN0aA--?slug=maradonareturn&prov=st&type=lgns

cabanes · Dec 28, 2005

Maradona already told them no.

theworm2345 · Dec 28, 2005

cabanes said:

Maradona already told them no.
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Haha, OK

Jay00 · Dec 29, 2005

Maradona wants to play again from what I heard but it would be disgusting to see him on the pitch.