FIFA Warns Maradona To Stay Away From Cape Town Gala
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December 3, 2009, Thursday
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FIFA has written to the Argentine federation to make sure coach Diego Maradona stays away from the World Cup draw in Cape Town.
FIFA has said Maradona's two-month suspension for an expletive-filled rant at a news conference extends beyond matches and also includes such activities as the draw.
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said yesterday he sent a letter to the Argentine delegation to say "be aware that he is banned and we are asking you to make sure that he is not coming."
Maradona will miss Argentina's December 16 friendly against the Czech Republic, but he avoided sanctions that would have kept him from coaching at the World Cup.
The coaches of the World Cup nations traditionally attend the draw, and FIFA had heard rumors that Maradona might somehow try to get entry to the proceedings, even as a media commentator. "If Maradona appears now as a journalist for a media company, again, his accreditation will not be delivered by FIFA," Valcke said. "Maradona has been officially banned from all football activities. It is not just a ban for friendly matches or official matches. It is for all football activities."
FIFA has said Maradona's two-month suspension for an expletive-filled rant at a news conference extends beyond matches and also includes such activities as the draw.
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said yesterday he sent a letter to the Argentine delegation to say "be aware that he is banned and we are asking you to make sure that he is not coming."
Maradona will miss Argentina's December 16 friendly against the Czech Republic, but he avoided sanctions that would have kept him from coaching at the World Cup.
The coaches of the World Cup nations traditionally attend the draw, and FIFA had heard rumors that Maradona might somehow try to get entry to the proceedings, even as a media commentator. "If Maradona appears now as a journalist for a media company, again, his accreditation will not be delivered by FIFA," Valcke said. "Maradona has been officially banned from all football activities. It is not just a ban for friendly matches or official matches. It is for all football activities."
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