Maradona banned for 2 months over outburst

November 15th, 2009 FIFA bans Maradona from soccer for 2 monthsZURICH — FIFA has banned Diego Maradona from all soccer activities for two months for the Argentina's coach expletive-filled rants after his team qualified for the World Cup. A disciplinary panel for world soccer's governing body heard Maradona give evidence during a three-hour hearing Sunday before excluding him from soccer until Jan.

November 14th, 2009 Maradona to face FIFA over profane rant at mediaZURICH — Diego Maradona faces a FIFA disciplinary panel Sunday that could ban the Argentine coach from games at next year's World Cup because of his expletive-filled rant. Maradona has been summoned to the headquarters of soccer's governing body to explain himself.

November 14th, 2009 Maradona to face FIFA over profane rants at mediaZURICH — Argentina coach Diego Maradona will face a FIFA disciplinary panel Sunday that could ban him from games at next year's World Cup. Maradona has been summoned to the headquarters of soccer's governing body to explain his expletive-filled rant last month.

November 4th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog-style street kids in Calcutta blew their entire life savings on a giant cake to celebrate football idol Diego Maradona's 49th birthday - only for him to not touch a crumb. The Indian youngsters splashed out 200 pounds on the 4ft- high cake in his honour.

October 28th, 2009 LONDON - Argentinean Football legend Diego Maradona has predicted that winger and Chelsea's first transfer target, Angel Di Maria, will emerge as a worldwide superstar within the next two years. "Angel has the quality to be a worldwide superstar within the next two years.

October 23rd, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - Argentina coach Diego Maradona again slammed technical secretary Carlos Bilardo, as he awaited a decision from FIFA on his recent outburst of obscenities. Maradona accused his former coach Bilardo of having plotted to bring down Julio Grondona - who has led the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for over 30 years - along with media and football businessman Daniel Vila.

October 18th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - A newly released video showed Argentina football coach Diego Maradona making obscene gestures after Wednesday's key game even as controversy swirled over his verbal remarks after that match against Uruguay. The film raised even higher the likelihood that football's world governing body, FIFA, will take disciplinary steps against the fabled 1986 world champion footballer.

October 13th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - Peruvian computer hackers invaded the website of Argentine national soccer coach Diego Maradona and called him a "crybaby". Visitors to the portal www.diegomaradona.com Monday heard Peruvian folk music and on the home page saw a photo of Maradona from his playing days with the Boca Juniors club in which the soccer legend is weeping.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Football legend Diego Maradona has revealed that he may resign as the Argentina coach next week unless certain conditions are met. Argentina will play their final two World Cup qualifiers next week against Peru and Uruguay.

October 7th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - With Argentina's participation in the World Cup at risk, coach Diego Armando Maradona was openly weighing his resignation as national coach. At issue was not only open criticism of his coaching abilities but also the injury of Pablo Zabaleta, who annoyed Maradona with his insistence on continuing to play for his club, Manchester city, at a crucial time.

September 30th, 2009 Lynch hoping to put loss, outburst behind himBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana coach Bill Lynch has told his players all season to leave the past behind.

September 19th, 2009 ROME - Beleaguered football legend Diego Maradona had to hand over his diamond studs to police as part payment for the millions he owes the Italian tax authorities. Italian officials paid the holidaying Argentinean coach a visit at the luxury hotel he was staying in and seized the earrings worth nearly 4,000 pounds, Sky News reports.

September 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - Serena Williams was handed a $10,500 fine Sunday for the obscene outburst against a lineswomen that got her defaulted on a point penalty from her US Open semi-final Saturday against Kim Clijsters. "The maximum permissible on site fine of $10,000 has been levied for unsportsmanlike conduct against Serena Williams for her on-court behaviour during the women's semi-final," read a statement from US Open officials.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Agrentine football legend Diego Maradona might shun his national duty to work for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Maradona's lawyer Angel Oscar Mayan claimed that Portsmouth's owner Sullivan Al Fathom in a massive fan of Mara Dona and wants to make him club president.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff may land into trouble again for his outburst against immigrants. I have no problems with a multicultural society, I think that is to the benefit of the country.