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    Beware of false idols

    By Sam Kelly

    Friday, September 11, 2009

    Oh dear, oh dear. When Diego Maradona was appointed as manager of Argentina last October, we all knew his team would be in for a bumpy ride at times. Those of a more sensible - I won't say sceptical - bent, guessed from the start that it had the potential to go very badly wrong for Argentina indeed. Few in their darkest dreams could have expected it to be this bad, though. Brazil confirmed their qualification for South Africa 2010 on Saturday night; Paraguay joined them on Wednesday night. Bo ...

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