It's no secret that no one in Argentina, press or public, thought that Maradona was going to lead their national team to World Cup qualification without a playoff game. So when Argentina beat Uruguay at the last moment, thanks to a lucky strike from Mario Bolatti in the 84th minute, obviously Maradona was in the mood to say 'I told you so.' The entire country wanted him out of the managerial position.
However, Maradona went a little farther than "I told you so," and he's paying the price for it. After the game, Maradona completely lost it in front of a group of journalists and reporters, apparently using sexually explicit and derogatory language to tell off the doubting journalists.
I'm not sure if the tubby little coach thought he would be able to get away with this since he's Diego Maradona, but that was clearly not the case. After reviewing the incident, FIFA hit the Argentinian with a two-month ban on all "football-related activity."
He will be allowed to return to managing his team on January 16, 2010, but will miss his side's friendly match against the Czech Republic on December 3. Maybe that means Argentina will actually win this time, or maybe this will serve as a wake-up call for the AFA (Argentina Football Association) to get him out of the managerial position!
This isn't Maradona's first brush with FIFA- oh no. Back in 1994 he fired a rifle at a group of journalists, injuring four people. He was given two years in jail and 10 months probation.
I think some of that should be taken into consideration.
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