From: car@public.BTR.COM (Carlos Rimola-Sarti  car@btr.com)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Maradona
Date: 18 Aug 92 04:37:46 GMT
Organization: Connective Strategies, Inc. (CSI).  Mountain View, California

In article <5jifrgy@Unify.Com> veit@Unify.com (Veit Irtenkauf) writes:
-In article <6341@kielouta.fi>, csfraw@vehka.uta.fi (Francis Akoto) writes:
-> In article <geWFYdG00W08ILXGAG@andrew.cmu.edu> sc4n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Saverio Cittadini) writes:
-> >Yesterday there was a meeting in Zuerich concerning the future of Diego
-> 
-> (-------------------- a lot of stuff deleted -------------------------- )
-> 
-> >Now, after the meeting, there are striking news. Maradona let know
-> >that he might come back to Napoli, if the club accepts some conditions
-> >(which apparently include: more money, a house outside the city, 
-> >personal training - separated from the rest of the team, and playing
-> >only the matches at home). I still don't think that this would be the
-> >best solution for Napoli, but anyway I'm sure that many Napoli fans
-> >would be extremely happy if this comes true !
-> 
-> 
-> I like Maradona and think he is a great player , but, Napoli would be crazy
-> to accept this offer. Why don't they just sell him. With that money i sure 
-> think they can find a couple of quality players around. Don't ask me who. I am
-> yet to think of one.
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-
-This is exactly the problem.  Do you thank anyone would be so stupid to
-buy such a jerk for big bucks who doesn't want to practice with the
-team and only wants to play home games?
-If I would be a manager of a soccer club, I wouldn't take him even if
-he would offer to pay 1M$ to sign up for my club (well, I might take
-his money, but let him sit on the bench...)
-
-Soccer is still a team-sport.  This means that the best team wins and
-not the team having the most famous players.  Many clubs payed a lot of
-money to "stars" just to make this experience.
-
-Veit
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This is the key question, why won't Napoli let Maradona go?  It certainly
would be the easiest thing to do at this point.  I believe it has to do
with either a) the pride of Napoli's directive (giving in) or b) they 
considered the comeback of Diego as a great increase in the probability
of Napoli winning anothe Seria A championship.

For Saverio's benefit, Diego's demands are quite outrageous and include
21 points that Napoli must meet for him to return to Italy.  These include
the Villa in Capri as well as only playing home games.  The whole thing
is very political.  Diego made his demands outrageous enough so that no
one in their right mind would agree.  

The next step in this political game will be that Sevilla will officially
ask for Maradona's pass.  Napoli will reject the offer and FIFA will step
it.  From there on, it's anybody's guess.  However, as Saverio pointed out,
there are a good number of people (many within FIFA) who feel the game
[and WC94] badly needs Maradona.  If I had to bet, I would bet that he
will have his wish to leave Napoli.

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