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    A new era begins for Argentina

    By Sam Kelly

    Thursday, October 30, 2008

    So, Diego Maradona is unveiled today as Argentina manager. I'm not going to pretend that my own reaction, when I heard the news, was calm or rational, or that I felt it made sense in any way. It still doesn't, really. But after a day to reflect, and consider how the technical team are likely to function, it makes a little more sense. In Argentina, of course, everyone's rather excited. The 30th of October is Maradona's 48th birthday, and the fact that the AFA are set to make the appointment of ...

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