Julio Grondona

Bye Bye Diego

So Diego Maradona is out as coach of Argentina's national team.

He came back to Buenos Aires from South Africa and found a hero's welcome in spite of the fact that Argentina had lost to Germany 4-0. 

But Diego did not take advantage of the people's goodwill and the respect and admiration they continue to have for him. Immediately after flying home rumours about Diego Maradona's future began.

Maradona was supposed to have met Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine Football Association, but he said had something more important to do.

He flew to Venezuela to meet with President Hugo Chavez and stood by him when Chavez announced that he was breaking, once again, his diplomatic relations with Colombia.