Maradona remains in Dubai as ‘ambassador’

Diego Maradona is not done with Dubai. The Argentine football legend said Sunday he has signed one-year contract to become a special sports adviser to the Dubai Sports Council.

September 03, 2012

Fatma Al Dubais

 


 


DUBAI — Diego Maradona is not done with Dubai. The Argentine football legend said Sunday he has signed one-year contract to become a special sports adviser to the Dubai Sports Council. The announcement comes less than two months after Maradona was fired as coach for the Dubai club Al-Wasl following the team’s eighth-place finish in the 12-team UAE Pro League. The 51-year-old Argentine had a year left on his Al-Wasl contract. Ahmad Al-Sharif, the secretary general of the Dubai Sports Council, said Maradona’s role would go beyond football and would aim to improve the city’s sporting image as well as the performance of its athletes. — AP


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