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Words in the News
7
th
June 2010
Argentina's controversial coach
Of the 32 teams competing at the World Cup Argentina might be the most interesting to follow.
That's mainly down to the team's coach, Maradona. He is regarded as one of the best
footballers of all time but he's also a controversial figure. Alex Capstick reports:
The
media circus
which follows Diego Maradona is never far from
a juicy story
. This is a
man whose
trickery
on the football field
devastated
opponents
. But his playing career was
blighted by doping bans
and
the
infamous 'hand of God' goal
against England in a World
Cup quarter-final.
After he retired Maradona suffered from drug addiction, ill health and weight gain. He
became coach of Argentina with virtually no managerial experience. In his 19 months in
charge he's tried out more than a hundred different players.
An
arduous
qualifying
campaign
included a 6-1 defeat in Bolivia.
When Argentina beat Uruguay to eventually
seal
their place in South Africa, Maradona
let fly
a stream of profanities
against his critics on live television. He received another ban which
meant he couldn't attend the World Cup draw.
Since then he was admitted to hospital after being bitten in the face by his pet dog. On his
way to announce his World Cup squad, the car he was driving
ran over
a photographer. And
he's promised to run naked through the centre of Buenos Aires if Argentina win the World
Cup. It might not happen, but following Argentina shouldn't be boring.
Alex Capstick, BBC News
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Vocabulary and definitions
media circus
a negative term for a lot of activity and interest from
newspapers, magazines, radio and television caused by an
event or situation
a juicy story
a story that's interesting because it is shocking or personal
trickery
footballing skill
devastated opponents
humiliated footballers in other teams
blighted by doping bans
interrupted by periods of time when he wasn't allowed to
play football because he had been found to be using drugs
infamous 'hand of God' goal
A well-known incident when Maradona illegally used his
hand to score a goal. Maradona said the goal was scored 'a
little bit by the hand of God'.
arduous qualifying campaign
very difficult series of matches that were played to decide
which teams would take part in the World Cup finals
seal
confirm, guarantee
let fly a stream of profanities
said a lot of rude words in an angry way
ran over
hit and injured
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