Maradona was ready to take charge of Argentina (2 Aug 2007 21:04 GMT)
Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona affirmed that AFA president Julio Grondona "had promised" him the coaching job of the Argentine national team after the 2006 World Cup.
Maradona was disappointed by the fact that Grondona didn't keep his promise, and changed his mind when he selected Alfio Basile as the national team's manager instead.
"I already had 22 lions ready to play against Brazil at the Maracana. But because of that, I will look for the glory in another place", he said, "maybe I will never coach the national team".
According to the Argentine media Maradona is the favourite to succeed Alfio Basile as the manager of the national team, but if he replaces him it is likely to be sometime after the 2010 World Cup.
source : Goal.com