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Maradona – Potty Mouthed Conspiracy Theorist Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:42 AM PDT There was a time when the names Diego Armando Maradona, Carlos Bilardo and the Argentine National team were synonymous with success. The magical run to the 1986 World Cup made both men house hold names in the sport, and heroes back home. Boy, does that seem like a life time ago. Today, Maradona has caused more Argentine headaches then the English fans had after the Hand of God goal. The team struggled mightily in World Cup qualifying, to the point where Argentina needed to win both of their remaining games against Peru and Uruguay in order to secure a spot. The first game against Peru was shockingly close, but a last gasp, hail mary of a cross found a head in Martin Palermo to seal the game. In typical dignified fashion, Maradona celebrated the only way he knew how; using the wet pitch as his own personal slip and slide, taking a belly flop like an Antarctic penguin. Think about that for a second; a huge celebration for a win . . . against Peru. That is how far the Argentine Nats have fallen. But that was only the beginning of this *ahem* colorful characters antics. After securing the victory against Uruguay in another less than inspiring show, Maradona gave his greatest performance of all with wonderful quotes like these: “I never forget. To those who didn't believe, with apologies to the ladies, they can suck it. They can keep sucking it. I'm either black or white – I'll never be gray in my life. You people who treated me like you did? Keep licking it. Now, next question?” “Eh, you have it inside you too” – in response to another reporters question That was enough to catch the ire of FIFA head Sepp Blatter, who has now begun an investigation of this childish tirade. But Diego wasn’t done! Forever blameless for any of his wrong doings, Maradona has now traded in his managerial tracksuit for the cape and magnifying glass of a detective. He has uncovered a conspiracy – typically, against him and his boss – and he is revealing “the truth” to anyone who can hear him. “There is a campaign against against Grondona here. Vila and Bilardo wanted to bring down Grondona,” Maradona said. Vila is a well respected reporter out of Argentina. He has been trumpeting for the firing of Maradona since Argentina’s struggles began, pleading with AFA head Grondona to do the right thing. In Maradona’s mind, Vila’s unsuccessful bid to turn Grondona against him forced the reporter to find another ally to get his master plan done. That man? Carlos Bilardo. And why? Because Bilardo has aspirations of being the true Argentine head coach. Of course. You would figure that someone would tell this guy to just be quiet and lay low till 2010, but when you are used to being treated like a diety, such a request may be too much to ask for. What are your thoughts on the latest from El Dios Maradona?

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